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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 122 · 1962
Raniganj
Winner — 1962
GANESH LALL VERMA
IND
IND 40.0%INC 38.3%1 others 21.7%
Votes
13,575
40.0% share
Winning margin
574
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
38.0%
of 89,399
Raniganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 574 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GANESH LALL VERMA | IND | 13,575 | 40.0% |
| 2 | RAM NARAIN MANDAL | INC | 13,001 | 38.3% |
| 3 | WASHIRUDDIN | Praja Socialist Party | 7,375 | 21.7% |
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.
Average turnout (111th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 1.7% · max 33.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
111th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
137th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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172nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 40.0%INC 38.3%PSP 21.7%
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?
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