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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 238 · 19512 seats · 1 SC
Ranchi
Winner — 1951
RAM RATAN RAM
Also elected — same seat
PAUL DAYAL
JHP· 12,603 votes
INC 16.2%JHP 15.4%11 others 68.4%
Votes
13,292
16.2% share
Winning margin
1,140
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
33.7%
of 1,21,660
Ranchi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 1,140 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM RATAN RAM | 13,292 | 16.2% | |
| 2 | PAUL DAYAL | JHP | 12,603 | 15.4% |
| 3 | ANUPURNA SINGH | 12,152 | 14.8% | |
| 4 | SACHIDANAND RAY | JHP | 12,023 | 14.7% |
| 5 | AMBIKA PRASAD NATH SAHU | 8,503 | 10.4% | |
| 6 | LOLICHAND | 6,382 | 7.8% | |
| 7 | NAGESHWAR PRASAD | 4,442 | 5.4% | |
| 8 | SYED MOHIUDDIN AHMAD | IND | 3,008 | 3.7% |
| 9 | BIDHU BHUSHAN BHOMIK | 2,716 | 3.3% | |
| 10 | DWARIKA PRASAD | IND | 2,464 | 3.0% |
| 11 | AWADH NATH CHAUBE | IND | 2,027 | 2.5% |
| 12 | BAIJNATH SAHAY | IND | 1,381 | 1.7% |
| 13 | KALICHARAN PODDAR | IND | 1,048 | 1.3% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Low turnout (233rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 1.4% · max 33.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
233rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.49
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
46th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
330 seats · 166 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 16.2%JHP 15.4%INC 14.8%JHP 14.7%CNSPJP 10.4%CNSPJP 7.8%OTH 20.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,19,146
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,494 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Muslim 11.0%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation22.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate62.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Clean cooking fuel40.7%
Health insurance8.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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