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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 63 · 2016
Raninagar
Winner — 2016
FIROZA BEGAM (E)
INC· Mahajot
INC 58.5%AITC 33.0%5 others 8.5%
Votes
1,11,132
58.5% share
Winning margin
48,382
25.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
84.9%
of 2,23,995
Raninagar is a safe seat — FIROZA BEGAM (E) won by 25.4%.
Seat history
0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.31 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FIROZA BEGAM (E) | Mahajot | 1,11,132 | 58.5% |
| 2 | DR. HUMAYUN KABIR |  AITC | 62,750 | 33.0% |
| 3 | BASU BASAK | BJP | 9,693 | 5.1% |
| 4 | GOLAM MOSTAFA MONDAL | WPOI | 2,441 | 1.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,715 | 0.9% |
| 6 | MANIRUL ISLAM | 1,405 | 0.7% | |
| 7 | MD. YEARUL ISLAM | IND | 946 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (17th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean25.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.7% · max 35.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
97%
lowerhigher
17th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.73
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
75th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 58.5%AITC 33.0%BJP 5.1%OTH 2.5%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.31 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
71,03,807
Density
1334 / km²
Sex ratio
958 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,324 km²
SC population12.6%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%MUSLIM
Muslim 66.3%Hindu 33.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.0%
Electricity34.6%
Sanitation39.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated90.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER77.6%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.4%
Clean cooking fuel30.7%
Health insurance28.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mango and its processed products🏺Murshidabad Silk Saree/Scarf
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.