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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 282 · 1991Reserved (SC)
Ketugram
Winner — 1991
RAICHARAN MAJHI
CPM· Left Front
CPM 54.9%BJP 21.0%3 others 24.1%
Votes
56,697
54.9% share
Winning margin
34,959
33.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
75.2%
of 1,37,447
Ketugram is a safe seat — RAICHARAN MAJHI won by 33.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAICHARAN MAJHI | Left Front | 56,697 | 54.9% |
| 2 | CHAND KUMAR SAHA | BJP | 21,738 | 21.0% |
| 3 | BANANI MAJHI | INC | 21,625 | 20.9% |
| 4 | MAJHI DINABANDHU | IND | 2,703 | 2.6% |
| 5 | SASTIRAM MONDAL | IND | 583 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Low turnout (263rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe33.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.0% · min 0.4% · max 42.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
90%
lowerhigher
263rd of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
248th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
19th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 54.9%BJP 21.0%INC 20.9%OTH 3.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
77,17,563
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
946 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
7,024 km²
SC population27.4%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 77.8%Muslim 20.7%Other 1.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water36.1%
Electricity61.6%
Sanitation55.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.9%
Children fully vaccinated79.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.2%
Children underweight (under 5)36.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.8%
Women literate73.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.1%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance29.5%
What's nearby?
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