<page_title> Raiganj (Lok Sabha constituency) </page_title> <section_title> By-election 1972 </section_title> <table> <cell> INC <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Maya Ray <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> Independent <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> S.K.Niyogi <col_header> Candidate </col_header> </cell> <cell> 143,624 <col_header> Votes </col_header> <row_header> Majority </row_header> </cell> </table>
In the by-election, Maya Ray of Congress defeated S.K.NIyogi, an Independent Candidate by 143,624 votes.