Raina (SC), Assembly Constituency No. 262, lies in Purba Bardhaman district in South Bengal, in the fertile alluvial belt south of Bardhaman town close to the Damodar floodplain. Covering Raina I and II community development blocks, the constituency is a classic rural SC-reserved agrarian seat with paddy, mustard, and vegetable cultivation. With 248,000+ electors, the predominantly SC population (Bagdi, Bauri communities) is engaged in agricultural labour and small-scale cultivation. Voter priorities centre on agricultural support, irrigation, MGNREGA, housing (PMAY), food security, and rural road and healthcare access. The Damodar river's seasonal flooding is a recurring infrastructure concern that shapes voter expectations of the state government. A historically Left-leaning SC reserved seat, now solidly in TMC's column against BJP. Very high turnout (91.7per cent) under Bardhaman-Purba Lok Sabha. In 2021, TMC's Shampa Dhara won by 18,205 votes (~8.0per cent of 227,603 total votes), a comfortable margin reflecting TMC's strong rural SC outreach. A safely marginal TMC seat; the consistent margin and high-turnout SC mobilization demonstrate TMC's organizational depth in rural Bardhaman. One of TMC's reliable rural SC-bloc seats that provides cushion in the district's overall tally.