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West Bengal · Assembly Constituency 35 · 2021
Raiganj
Winner — 2021
KRISHNA KALYANI
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 49.4%AITC 36.6%11 others 14.0%
Votes
79,775
49.4% share
Winning margin
20,748
12.9% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
79.7%
of 2,02,519
A clear win with a 12.9% margin.
Seat history
4 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KRISHNA KALYANI | BJP (NDA) | 79,775 | 49.4% |
| 2 | AGARWAL KANAIA LAL |  AITC | 59,027 | 36.6% |
| 3 | MOHIT SENGUPTA | 17,198 | 10.7% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,468 | 1.5% |
| 5 | RAJU PAUL | IND | 1,361 | 0.8% |
| 6 | MINAKSHI ROY | IND | 465 | 0.3% |
| 7 | DIPENDU SARKAR | IND | 211 | 0.1% |
| 8 | GOUTAM BISWAS | AMB | 208 | 0.1% |
| 9 | MANJU DAS (MANDAL) | IND | 196 | 0.1% |
| 10 | BAHAMONI HANSDA | BMUP | 133 | 0.1% |
| 11 | SANATAN MAJUMDAR | 133 | 0.1% | |
| 12 | JYOTI BARMAN | IND | 99 | 0.1% |
| 13 | BHABATOSH LAHIRI | 73 | 0.1% |
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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
lean12.9%
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 49.4%AITC 36.6%INC 10.7%OTH 1.8%NOTA 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.12 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
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.