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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 198 · 1969Reserved (SC)
Rajgir
Winner — 1969
YADUNANDAN PRASAD
BJS· Bharatiya Jana Sangh
BJS 37.1%INC 35.8%5 others 27.1%
Votes
20,929
37.1% share
Winning margin
694
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
54.0%
of 1,04,546
Rajgir was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 694 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YADUNANDAN PRASAD | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 20,929 | 37.1% |
| 2 | RAMPHAL ARYA | INC | 20,235 | 35.8% |
| 3 | CHANDRADEO PRASAD HIMANSU | Left | 12,347 | 21.9% |
| 4 | BANARSI LAL | 956 | 1.7% | |
| 5 | KALICHARAN CHOUDHRY | Samyukta Socialist Party | 827 | 1.5% |
| 6 | VISHESHWAR PRASAD | 675 | 1.2% | |
| 7 | VASUDEO DAS | SHD | 498 | 0.9% |
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.
Low turnout (232nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 1.2% · max 44.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
232nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
186th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
201st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 37.1%INC 35.8%CPI 21.9%OTH 5.2%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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