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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 196 · 1962Reserved (SC)
Rajgrih
Winner — 1962
BALDEO PRASAD
INC· INC
INC 56.9%SWA 34.0%1 others 9.1%
Votes
18,091
56.9% share
Winning margin
7,272
22.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
42.9%
of 74,137
Rajgrih is a safe seat — BALDEO PRASAD won by 22.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALDEO PRASAD | INC | 18,091 | 56.9% |
| 2 | RAMPHAL ARYA | Swatantra Party | 10,819 | 34.0% |
| 3 | YADU PRASAD | 2,891 | 9.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (172nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean22.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.2% · max 29.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
172nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
224th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
82nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.9%SWA 34.0%BJS 9.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%
What's nearby?
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