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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 228 · 1985

Ramgarh

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Winner — 1985

JAGDANAND SINGH
LKD· Lok Dal
LKD 47.2%INC 22.9%14 others 29.9%
Votes
36,165
47.2% share
Winning margin
18,584
24.3% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
59.5%
of 1,28,908

Ramgarh is a safe seat — JAGDANAND SINGH won by 24.3%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAGDANAND SINGH
LKD
Lok Dal
36,16547.2%
2
PRABHAWATI SINGH
INC
INC
17,58122.9%
3
NARENDRA PRASAD RAI
ICJ
11,42314.9%
4
KANHAIYA SAH
IND
2,7843.6%
5
DINDAYAL SINGH
JNP
Janata
2,7423.6%
6
GANESH DUTT
IND
1,5422.0%
7
RAJNARAIN RAO
IND
1,0671.4%
8
SHAMBHU CHAUBEY
IND
7561.0%
9
LALITA SINGH
BJP
BJP
6890.9%
10
DHARAMRAJ KOIRI
IND
4190.6%
11
NURUDIN ANSARI
IND
3420.5%
12
SASIKANT TIWARI
IND
3320.4%
13
KAMTA PRASAD MISHRA
ICS
3000.4%
14
VIJAYA LAXMI DEVI
IND
2820.4%
15
RASUL MIAN
IND
1180.1%
16
SHYAM SUNDER PANDEY
IND
970.1%

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

High turnout (36th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
24.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 2.7% · max 31.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
36th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
178th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
104th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LKD 47.2%INC 22.9%ICJ 14.9%OTH 15.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,91,418
Density
883 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,976 km²
SC population30.4%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity16.3%
Sanitation24.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.6%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.4%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate59.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.8%
Clean cooking fuel34.7%
Health insurance9.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom/Garments🏺Stone Art🏺Tilkut
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Vishnupad Temple, Gaya

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