Raghunathpur, Purulia (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
| Raghunathpur | |
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| Vidhan Sabha constituency | |
 Raghunathpur
 Raghunathpur
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| Coordinates: 23°33′0″N 86°40′0″E / 23.55000°N 86.66667°ECoordinates: 23°33′0″N 86°40′0″E / 23.55000°N 86.66667°E | |
| Country |
 India
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| State | West Bengal |
| District | Purulia |
| Constituency No. | 246 |
| Type | Reserved for SC |
| Lok Sabha constituency | 36. Bankura |
| Electorate (year) | 197,720 (2011) |
Raghunathpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is an assembly constituency in Purulia district in the Indian state of West Bengal. It is reserved for scheduled castes.
As per orders of the Delimitation Commission, No. 246 Raghunathpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) (SC) is composed of the following: Raghunathpur municipality; Raghunathpur I, Neturia and Santuri community development blocks.
Raghunathpur (Vidhan Sabha constituency) is part of No. 36 Bankura (Lok Sabha constituency).
.# Swing calculated on Congress+Trinamool Congress vote percentages taken together in 2006.
Note: New constituency – 1, constituencies abolished – 3 (See for details)
In the 2006 and 2001 state assembly elections, Uma Rani Bouri of CPI(M) won the Raghunathpur assembly seat defeating her nearest rivals, Purna Chandra Bouri of Trinamool Congress and Magaram Bouri of Trinamool Congress respectively. Contests in most years were multi cornered but only winners and runners are being mentioned. Natabar Bagdi of CPI(M) defeated Nabakumar Bouri of Congress in 1996, Gopal Das of Congress in 1991 and 1987, and Durgadas Bauri of Congress in 1982. Bijoy Bauri of SUC defeated Nepal Bauri of Janata Party.
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