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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 220 · 1995Reserved (SC)

Rajpur

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Winner — 1995

ARJOON RAM
CPI· Left
CPI 40.1%BSP 14.9%12 others 45.0%
Votes
38,436
40.1% share
Winning margin
24,196
25.3% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
65.6%
of 1,45,985

Rajpur is a safe seat — ARJOON RAM won by 25.3%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARJOON RAM
CPI
Left
38,43640.1%
2
CHEDI LAL RAM
BSP
14,24014.9%
3
MURLI PASWAN
SAP
13,90314.5%
4
RAM NARAYAN RAM
BJP
BJP
11,68312.2%
5
NATHUN RAM
INC
INC
9,97710.4%
6
CHANRDHAN RAM
BPP
2,5782.7%
7
OM PRAKASH VIDYARTHI
IND
1,6161.7%
8
SURENDRA PRASAD PASWAN
SP
Samajwadi Party
1,0381.1%
9
PHOOL CHAND RAM
IND
5790.6%
10
SHEO GAHAN RAM
JNMK
4790.5%
11
RAMDHANI RAM
BKUS
4040.4%
12
RAMASHANKAR RAM
CPI(ML)(L)
3560.4%
13
HIRAMAN RAM
IND
2720.3%
14
RAJ BANSHI RAM
IND
2450.3%

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
25.3%
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
CPI 40.1%BSP 14.9%SAP 14.5%BJP 12.2%INC 10.4%OTH 7.9%

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
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Known forDISTRICT
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Tomb of Shamsher Khan

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