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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 127 · 2000Reserved (SC)
Raniganj
Winner — 2000
YAMUNA PRASAD RAM
RJD· RJD
RJD 45.1%BJP 26.3%7 others 28.6%
Votes
52,035
45.1% share
Winning margin
21,670
18.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
59.7%
of 1,93,469
Raniganj is a safe seat — YAMUNA PRASAD RAM won by 18.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YAMUNA PRASAD RAM | RJD | 52,035 | 45.1% |
| 2 | RAMJI DAS RISHIDEO | NDA | 30,365 | 26.3% |
| 3 | SHANTI DEVI | Samajwadi Party | 16,389 | 14.2% |
| 4 | HARI PRASAD BAISYANTRI | INC | 10,956 | 9.5% |
| 5 | RAM PRASAD RAM | 2,384 | 2.1% | |
| 6 | PANCHU RISHI | IND | 1,192 | 1.0% |
| 7 | SULOCHNA DEVI | AJBP | 865 | 0.8% |
| 8 | BUDHADEO RISHI | BSP | 818 | 0.7% |
| 9 | MADHULATA | NCP | 427 | 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.
Average turnout (161st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 1.2% · max 65.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
161st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
59th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
193rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 45.1%BJP 26.3%SP 14.2%INC 9.5%OTH 4.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,95,021
Density
1717 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,036 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity11.1%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.6%
Children fully vaccinated71.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.1%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.9%
Health insurance13.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.