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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 127 · 2005 (Oct)Reserved (SC)
Raniganj
Winner — 2005 (Oct)
RAMJI DAS RISHIDEV
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 32.4%RJD 28.6%7 others 39.0%
Votes
34,796
32.4% share
Winning margin
4,106
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
48.0%
of 2,23,656
A closely fought contest. RAMJI DAS RISHIDEV won with a 3.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMJI DAS RISHIDEV | NDA (NDA) | 34,796 | 32.4% |
| 2 | SHANTI DEVI | 30,690 | 28.6% | |
| 3 | ASHOK PASWAN | 26,863 | 25.0% | |
| 4 | PARMANAND RISHIDEV | IND | 4,188 | 3.9% |
| 5 | BUDH DEO RISHIDEO | ANC | 2,445 | 2.3% |
| 6 | ASHISH KUMAR RISHI | IND | 2,191 | 2.0% |
| 7 | RAM KUMAR BAITHA | BSP | 2,136 | 2.0% |
| 8 | ISHWAR DAYAL DAS | IND | 2,000 | 1.9% |
| 9 | YOGA NAND PRASAD | 1,971 | 1.8% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (161st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.8%
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
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 32.4%RJD 28.6%LJP 25.0%OTH 13.9%
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.