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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 36 · 1977
Baniapur
Winner — 1977
RAMA KANT PANDEY
JNP· Janata
JNP 64.6%INC 20.4%4 others 15.0%
Votes
33,336
64.6% share
Winning margin
22,807
44.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
48.7%
of 1,05,938
Baniapur is a safe seat — RAMA KANT PANDEY won by 44.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMA KANT PANDEY | Janata | 33,336 | 64.6% |
| 2 | UMA PANDEY | INC | 10,529 | 20.4% |
| 3 | RAM BAHADUR RAI | IND | 6,284 | 12.2% |
| 4 | SHILA KUMARI | IND | 619 | 1.2% |
| 5 | KANHAIYA GIRI | IND | 611 | 1.2% |
| 6 | SHYAM NARAYAN BHARATI | IND | 197 | 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.
Low turnout (195th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean44.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.4% · max 44.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
195th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.81
fewer partiesmore parties
64th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
131st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 64.6%INC 20.4%IND 12.2%OTH 2.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.