Constituency result · Lok Sabha · 1972

Raiganj

Parliamentary constituency 4 (GEN) · West Bengal

State boardWest Bengal 1972

[01]Result · 1972

#4 · GEN

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants3

Electors5,68,200

Votes polled1,60,105

Turnout28.2%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerM.RayIndian National Congress1,49,37593.3% of votes

MARGIN1,43,624 votes · 89.7 pp1,49,375 − 5,751

Runner-upS.K.Niyogi Independent5,7513.6% of votes

INC 96.3% of top-two votesIND 3.7%

All candidates 3

01 M.RayINC1,49,375 93.3%
02 S.K.NiyogiIND5,751 3.6%
03 Md.SalimuddinIND4,979 3.1%

Turnout 28.2%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
State median turnoutmedian of 2 seats, 197249.5%
ReconciliationΣ 3 candidates = 1,60,105Verified

Seat history 2024–1972

2024
13.4 pp
Raju BistaBharatiya Janata Party
2019
32.6 pp
Raju BistaBharatiya Janata Party
2014
17.3 pp
S.S.AhluwaliaBharatiya Janata Party
2009
26.2 pp
Jaswant SinghBharatiya Janata Party
2004
11.4 pp
Dawa NarbulaIndian National Congress
1999
19.0 pp
S.P. LepchaCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
1998
19.1 pp
Ananda PathakCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
1996
9.1 pp
R B RaiCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
1991
6.7 pp
Inder JeetIndian National Congress
1989
18.4 pp
InderjeetGorkha National Liberation Front
1984
0.2 pp
Ananda Prasad PathakCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
1980
4.3 pp
Ananda PathakCommunist Party of India (Marxist)
1977
6.8 pp
Krishna Bahadur ChettriIndian National Congress
1972
89.7 pp
M.RayIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 89.7 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

The top two polled 96.9% of votes; the other 1 candidate 3.1% between them.
(1,49,375 + 5,751) ÷ 1,60,105 = 96.9% · 4,979 ÷ 1,60,105 = 3.1%
Turnout of 28.2% was 21.3 pp below the state's median seat (49.5%).
28.2 − 49.5 = −21.3

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 3 candidate lines1,60,105
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled1,60,105
Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds

Candidate votes equal the published total. NOTA is reported alongside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1972 · West Bengal · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates3 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 2 seats on the West Bengal Lok Sabha 1972 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database