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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 35 · 2026
Raiganj
Winner — 2026
KOUSHIK CHOWDHURY
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 63.9%AITC 28.4%13 others 7.7%
Votes
1,05,561
64.0% share
Winning margin
58,641
35.6% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
94.6%
of 1,74,464
Raiganj is a safe seat — KOUSHIK CHOWDHURY won by 35.6%.
Seat history
2 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KOUSHIK CHOWDHURY | BJP (NDA) | 1,05,561 | 64.0% |
| 2 | KRISHNA KALYANI |  AITC | 46,920 | 28.5% |
| 3 | MOHIT SENGUPTA | 4,386 | 2.7% | |
| 4 | JIBANANDA SINGHA | 3,787 | 2.3% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,654 | 1.0% |
| 6 | SABINAY DAS | IND | 1,372 | 0.8% |
| 7 | MD. RAFIK ALAM | IND | 303 | 0.2% |
| 8 | MANTU KUMAR MANDAL | 151 | 0.1% | |
| 9 | DWARIK NATH BARMAN | IND | 141 | 0.1% |
| 10 | FAKIRA MD | IND | 129 | 0.1% |
| 11 | MADHABILATA PAUL | 116 | 0.1% | |
| 12 | GOUTAM BISWAS | AMB | 83 | 0.1% |
| 13 | SAPRATIVE CHAKRABORTY | NBNGPLPP | 81 | 0.1% |
| 14 | MANJUR ALAM | AJUP | 73 | 0.0% |
| 15 | ANWARUL HOQUE | IND | 47 | 0.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (120th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean35.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.4% · max 35.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
95%
lowerhigher
120th of 294How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.03
fewer partiesmore parties
284th of 294How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
66th of 294Where does the house stand?
SEAT
294 seats · 148 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.03EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 64.0%AITC 28.5%OTH 6.5%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.11 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,07,134
Density
958 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,140 km²
SC population26.9%
ST population5.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
50%MUSLIM
Muslim 49.9%Hindu 49.3%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity33.3%
Sanitation27.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.9%
Children fully vaccinated84.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.8%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.4%
Women literate65.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel27.2%
Health insurance21.0%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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