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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
YAMUNA PRASAD RAM
RJD
52,03545.1%
2
RAMJI DAS RISHIDEO
NDA
30,36526.3%
3
SHANTI DEVI
Samajwadi Party
16,38914.2%
4
HARI PRASAD BAISYANTRI
INC
10,9569.5%
5
RAM PRASAD RAM
2,3842.1%
6
PANCHU RISHI
IND
1,1921.0%
7
SULOCHNA DEVI
AJBP
8650.8%
8
BUDHADEO RISHI
BSP
8180.7%
9
MADHULATA
NCP
4270.4%

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
safe
18.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 1.2% · max 65.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
161st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
59th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
193rd of 243

Where 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 COMPUTED

A 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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Banana🏺Honey🏺Sujni Embroidery

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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