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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 122 · 1972Reserved (SC)

Raniganj

Winner — 1972

BUNDEL PASWAN
IND
IND 63.0%INC 29.8%2 others 7.2%
Votes
28,814
63.0% share
Winning margin
15,205
33.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
45.0%
of 1,01,709

Raniganj is a safe seat — BUNDEL PASWAN won by 33.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BUNDEL PASWAN
IND
28,81463.0%
2
KUMAR LAL BAITHA
Congress (R)
13,60929.8%
3
BUDHU RISI
IND
1,9984.4%
4
SIA RAM SHARAN RISHIDEO
IND
1,3012.9%

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.

Average turnout (111th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
33.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 1.7% · max 33.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
111th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
137th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
172nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 63.0%INC 29.8%OTH 7.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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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