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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 18 · 2011Reserved (SC)
Rajganj
Winner — 2011
KHAGESWAR ROY
AITC· AITC + INC
AITC 46.6%CPM 42.2%3 others 11.1%
Votes
74,546
46.6% share
Winning margin
7,020
4.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
89.6%
of 1,78,412
A closely fought contest. KHAGESWAR ROY won with a 4.4% margin.
Seat history
0 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KHAGESWAR ROY |  AITCAITC + INC | 74,546 | 46.6% |
| 2 | AMULYA KUMAR ROY | Left Front | 67,526 | 42.3% |
| 3 | SUPEN ROY | BJP | 8,038 | 5.0% |
| 4 | PARESH CHANDRA ROY | 7,104 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | SANTI KISHOR BARARI | 2,624 | 1.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (7th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 2.0% · max 28.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
7th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
182nd of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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212th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AITC 46.6%CPM 42.3%BJP 5.0%OTH 6.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.12 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
38,72,846
Density
622 / km²
Sex ratio
953 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,227 km²
SC population37.6%
ST population18.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 11.5%Other 7.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.7%
Electricity44.4%
Sanitation49.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.8%
Children fully vaccinated87.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate73.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER18.7%
Clean cooking fuel42.7%
Health insurance35.8%
What's nearby?
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