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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 220 · 1985Reserved (SC)

Rajpur

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Winner — 1985

RAM NARAIN RAM
BJP· BJP
BJP 45.7%LKD 21.7%12 others 32.6%
Votes
28,032
45.7% share
Winning margin
14,759
24.1% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
47.8%
of 1,28,276

Rajpur is a safe seat — RAM NARAIN RAM won by 24.1%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM NARAIN RAM
BJP
BJP
28,03245.7%
2
NAND KISHORE PRASAD
LKD
Lok Dal
13,27321.6%
3
CHATURI RAM
INC
INC
7,42912.1%
4
RAMA SHANKAR RAM
CPI
Left
3,4885.7%
5
MAHENDRA RAM
IND
3,1925.2%
6
KAILASH RAM
ICJ
1,4582.4%
7
CHANDRADEEP PASWAN
IND
1,0621.7%
8
SHEO RATAN RAM
IND
8621.4%
9
RAM LAL RAM (CHUNNI)
IND
7651.3%
10
DEO DHARI RAM
IND
4740.8%
11
RAM LAL RAM (KANEHRI)
IND
4670.8%
12
SURENDRA PASWAN
JNP
Janata
4290.7%
13
VEERA RAM
IND
3070.5%
14
DHARAMDEO RAM
IND
620.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (178th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
24.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 0.5% · max 27.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
178th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.81
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
239th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.7%LKD 21.6%INC 12.1%CPI 5.7%IND 5.2%OTH 9.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,40,073
Density
769 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,305 km²
SC population24.1%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation21.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.5%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)48.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance15.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lemon Grass🏺Strawberry
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Tomb of Shamsher Khan

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