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Constituency

35. Raiganj

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West Bengal · West Bengal Assembly Election, 2011

WB-RAIGANJ

INC 49.7%won by 4.3%SP 45.4%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 9.5% to 4.3%.

Boundaries were redrawn between 2006 and 2011 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.

  • New challengerSamajwadi Party (SP) finished second with 45.4% — it polled just 0.7% in 2006.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 95.1% of the vote between them, up from 83.9% — a tighter two-way contest.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
1,49,614
Turnout
84.5%
Valid votes
1,26,506
Margin
5,409
4.28%

Since 2006

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 2006 and 2011. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCSP swing
−41.8%
INC share
46.7% 49.7%
SP share
0.7% 45.4%
Turnout
84.5%