RAIGANJ
Constituency no. 5 in West Bengal · Lok Sabha seat contested 16 times since 1962.
West Bengal also has an assembly constituency called RAIGANJ. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 16 results.
Winner, 2009
DEEPA DASMUNSI
INC
Elections held
16
1962–2024
Most successful party
INC
won 8 of 16
Margin, 2009
1,05,203
11.71% of valid votes
Result, 2009
Runner-up
CPMBIRESWAR LAHIRI
- Votes
- 3,46,573
- Vote share
- 38.58%
- Behind by
- 1,05,203
Electors
11,08,382
Total votes polled
8,98,399
Valid votes
8,98,399
NOTA votes
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Turnout
81.0%
Full result, 2009
12 candidates · 8,98,399 valid votes
DEEPA DASMUNSIINCwon
4,51,776
50.3%
BIRESWAR LAHIRICPM
3,46,573
38.6%
GOPESH CHANDRA SARKARBJP
37,645
4.2%
ABDUL KARIM CHOWDHARYIND
18,427
2.0%
MANAS JANAIND
10,426
1.2%
FAIZ RAHAMANRDMP
7,834
0.9%
AKHIL RANJAN MONDALBSP
7,592
0.8%
SULEMAN HAFIJICPI(ML)(L)
4,316
0.5%
UPENDRA NATH DASIND
4,157
0.5%
ANIL BISWASIND
3,844
0.4%
NACHHIR ALI PRAMANIKIND
3,212
0.4%
MATIUR RAHMANJD(U)
2,597
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 16 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | KARTICK CHANDRA PAUL | BJP | 5,60,897 | 40.99% | KALYANI KRISHNA | 68,197 |
| 2019 | DEBASREE CHAUDHURI | BJP | 5,11,652 | 40.06% | AGARWAL KANAIALAL | 60,574 |
| 2014 | MD. SALIM | CPM | 3,17,515 | 28.65% | DEEPA DASMUNSI | 1,634 |
| 2009 | DEEPA DASMUNSI | INC | 4,51,776 | 50.29% | BIRESWAR LAHIRI | 1,05,203 |
| 2004 | Priya Ranjan Dasmunsi | INC | 4,21,904 | 45.98% | Minati Ghosh | 39,147 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
