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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 47 · 2015Reserved (SC)
Raniganj
Winner — 2015
ACHMIT RISHIDEV
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 48.2%BJP 38.9%12 others 12.9%
Votes
77,717
48.1% share
Winning margin
14,930
9.3% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
56.9%
of 2,83,545
A clear win with a 9.3% margin.
Seat history
2 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACHMIT RISHIDEV | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 77,717 | 48.1% |
| 2 | RAMJI DAS RISHIDEV | NDA | 62,787 | 38.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 6,351 | 3.9% |
| 4 | BASANT PASWAN | IND | 2,976 | 1.8% |
| 5 | SUNIL PASWAN | JAPL | 2,342 | 1.4% |
| 6 | JAY RAM RISHIDEV | BSP | 1,935 | 1.2% |
| 7 | DR. AMIT KUMAR | 1,669 | 1.0% | |
| 8 | RAMANAND RISHIDEV AT- KAJARA | 1,067 | 0.7% | |
| 9 | RAMANAND RISHIDEV AT- THILA MOHAN | VIP | 1,058 | 0.7% |
| 10 | KAILASH RISHIDEV | CPI(ML)(L) CPI(ML)(L) | 773 | 0.5% |
| 11 | FUDAN PASWAN | JDR | 744 | 0.5% |
| 12 | RAGHUNATH RAM | RMGP | 707 | 0.4% |
| 13 | PARSURAM DHARKAR | LKJP | 688 | 0.4% |
| 14 | DAYANAND PASWAN | 588 | 0.4% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (132nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 1.2% · max 48.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
132nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
218th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
66th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 48.1%BJP 38.9%OTH 9.0%NOTA 3.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.06 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,11,569
Density
993 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,830 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population1.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.7%Muslim 43.0%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity7.7%
Sanitation9.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.2%
Children fully vaccinated61.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Children underweight (under 5)47.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.9%
Women literate43.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel15.2%
Health insurance19.5%
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.