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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 3 · 1977
Ramnagar
Winner — 1977
ARJUN BIKRAM SHAH
INC· INC
INC 54.2%JNP 24.5%6 others 21.3%
Votes
27,235
54.2% share
Winning margin
14,915
29.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
48.5%
of 1,03,565
Ramnagar is a safe seat — ARJUN BIKRAM SHAH won by 29.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARJUN BIKRAM SHAH | INC | 27,235 | 54.2% |
| 2 | CHANDER MOHAN PD. RAI | Janata | 12,320 | 24.5% |
| 3 | RAN VIJOY SHAHI | IND | 3,804 | 7.6% |
| 4 | JAGDISH PANDEY | IND | 3,736 | 7.4% |
| 5 | SHANKAR DAYAL SANEHI | IND | 2,377 | 4.7% |
| 6 | ABDUL HAKIM ANSARI | IND | 355 | 0.7% |
| 7 | AMBIKA PAD. SINGH | IND | 267 | 0.5% |
| 8 | BRIJ BEHARI PATHAK | IND | 182 | 0.4% |
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 (71st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe29.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 0.9% · max 47.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
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71st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
140th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
202nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.2%JNP 24.5%IND 7.6%IND 7.4%OTH 6.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,35,042
Density
753 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,228 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.0%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.8%
Electricity8.1%
Sanitation15.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated62.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.4%
Health insurance20.0%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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