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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 118 · 1957
Rajmahal
Winner — 1957
BINODANAND JHA
INC· INC
INC 50.5%IND 19.8%6 others 29.7%
Votes
12,163
50.5% share
Winning margin
7,395
30.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
40.0%
of 60,227
Rajmahal is a safe seat — BINODANAND JHA won by 30.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BINODANAND JHA | 12,163 | 50.5% | |
| 2 | NATH MAL DOKANIA | IND | 4,768 | 19.8% |
| 3 | KHUBLAL CHAUDHRY | IND | 2,670 | 11.1% |
| 4 | EIRFAN MOHAMMAD | JHP | 1,583 | 6.6% |
| 5 | RAGHUNATH SODANI | 1,494 | 6.2% | |
| 6 | PARMESHWAR RAM | IND | 694 | 2.9% |
| 7 | JAMALUDDIN SIDDIQUE | IND | 461 | 1.9% |
| 8 | LAKHI PD. AGARWAL | IND | 240 | 1.0% |
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 (229th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe30.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 2.5% · max 49.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
229th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
116th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
160th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.5%IND 19.8%IND 11.1%JHP 6.6%BJS 6.2%OTH 5.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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