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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 244 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Rafiganj
Winner — 1972
FAGUNI RAM
INC· Congress (R)
INC 49.7%BJS 22.4%3 others 27.9%
Votes
18,384
49.7% share
Winning margin
10,087
27.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
32.5%
of 1,13,973
Rafiganj is a safe seat — FAGUNI RAM won by 27.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FAGUNI RAM | Congress (R) | 18,384 | 49.7% |
| 2 | SAHDEO CHOUDHARY | Grand Alliance | 8,297 | 22.4% |
| 3 | BISHESHWAR NATH GUPTA | 6,717 | 18.1% | |
| 4 | SITA RAM DEEN | 3,038 | 8.2% | |
| 5 | RAM LAGAN RAM | IND | 579 | 1.6% |
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.
A two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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safe27.3%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 19.9% · min 3.6% · max 40.5%
How contested is turnout?
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73%
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How crowded is the field?
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2.48
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How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
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318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.7%BJS 22.4%NCO 18.1%SOP 8.2%OTH 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED