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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 239 · 1990
Rafiganj
Winner — 1990
VIJAY KUMAR SINGH
INC· INC
INC 44.8%CPI 33.0%14 others 22.2%
Votes
39,169
44.8% share
Winning margin
10,263
11.7% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
59.0%
of 1,48,236
A clear win with a 11.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIJAY KUMAR SINGH | INC | 39,169 | 44.8% |
| 2 | ESTEYAK AHAMAD KHAN | Left | 28,906 | 33.0% |
| 3 | INDRA DEO SINGH | BJP | 7,121 | 8.1% |
| 4 | GIRIJESH PD. SINGH | IND | 3,843 | 4.4% |
| 5 | JAYRAM PRASAD SINGH | IND | 3,272 | 3.7% |
| 6 | SURESH VISHWAKARMA | IND | 1,115 | 1.3% |
| 7 | TRIVENI PRASAD SINGH | IND | 1,063 | 1.2% |
| 8 | YOGESHWAR YADAV | LKD(B) | 1,021 | 1.2% |
| 9 | DEO NANDAN YADAV | 518 | 0.6% | |
| 10 | VIBHUTI NARAYAN PANDEY | JNP(JP) | 289 | 0.3% |
| 11 | RAM DEO YADAV | 248 | 0.3% | |
| 12 | KARTIK MISTRY | IND | 236 | 0.3% |
| 13 | LALU SHARMA | IND | 226 | 0.3% |
| 14 | SE. MONAJRUL HAQUE | IND | 196 | 0.2% |
| 15 | TEJAMUL HUSEN | BKUS | 146 | 0.2% |
| 16 | AJAY KUMAR SINGH | IND | 93 | 0.1% |
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.
Low turnout (231st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe11.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 1.7% · max 52.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
231st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
227th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
85th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.8%CPI 33.0%BJP 8.1%OTH 14.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,19,146
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,494 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Muslim 11.0%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation22.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate62.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Clean cooking fuel40.7%
Health insurance8.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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