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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 122 · 1969Reserved (SC)
Raniganj
Winner — 1969
DUMAR LAL BAITHA
INC· INC
INC 53.5%LTC 27.6%3 others 18.9%
Votes
17,109
53.5% share
Winning margin
8,306
26.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
41.0%
of 78,007
Raniganj is a safe seat — DUMAR LAL BAITHA won by 26.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DUMAR LAL BAITHA | INC | 17,109 | 53.5% |
| 2 | BUNDEL PASWAN | LTC | 8,803 | 27.6% |
| 3 | BALDEO SARRAF | SHD | 2,692 | 8.4% |
| 4 | ANUP PARIHAR | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 2,004 | 6.3% |
| 5 | RAMESH PRASAD CHOUDHARY | Left | 1,344 | 4.2% |
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 (111th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe26.0%
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%
lowerhigher
172nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.5%LTC 27.6%SHD 8.4%BJS 6.3%OTH 4.2%
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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