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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 96 · 2005 (Feb)

Sarairanjan

Winner — 2005 (Feb)

RAM CHANDRA SINGH NISHAD
RJD· RJD
RJD 36.4%LJP 27.4%9 others 36.3%
Votes
38,226
36.4% share
Winning margin
9,476
9.0% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
44.4%
of 2,36,874

A clear win with a 9.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM CHANDRA SINGH NISHAD
RJD
38,22636.4%
2
SAJAN KUMAR MISHRA
28,75027.4%
3
AJIT KUMAR MEHTA
NDA
19,99819.0%
4
RAUSHAN DAS
IND
3,3523.2%
5
HASIM
IND
2,9722.8%
6
BALMIKI PRASAD SINGH
IND
2,5962.5%
7
MD. CHAND
CPI(ML)(L)
2,5772.5%
8
LAL BAHADUR PANDIT
IND
1,9511.9%
9
RAJ KUMAR RAM
BSP
1,8591.8%
10
RAMESHWAR YADAV
IND
1,7901.7%
11
BIMLA DEVI
1,0041.0%

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.

High turnout (31st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 3.1% · max 31.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
31st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
52nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 36.4%LJP 27.4%JD(U) 19.0%OTH 17.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️Shahi LitchiGI🏷️Sujini EmbroideryGI

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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