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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 47 · 2020Reserved (SC)
Raniganj
Winner — 2020
ACHMIT RISHIDEV
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 44.1%RJD 42.9%11 others 13.0%
Votes
81,901
44.1% share
Winning margin
2,304
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
55.3%
of 3,36,020
Raniganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 2,304 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
6 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.36 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACHMIT RISHIDEV | NDA (NDA) | 81,901 | 44.1% |
| 2 | AVINASH MANGLAM | 79,597 | 42.9% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 5,577 | 3.0% |
| 4 | PARMANAND RISHIDEO | Lok Janshakti Party | 5,038 | 2.7% |
| 5 | SUNIL PASWAN | JAPL | 2,922 | 1.6% |
| 6 | SHANKAR BRAHAMCHARI | IND | 2,467 | 1.3% |
| 7 | ROSHAN DEVI | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (unaligned) | 2,412 | 1.3% |
| 8 | KALO PASWAN | IND | 1,943 | 1.1% |
| 9 | FUDDAN PASWAN | RJBP | 1,349 | 0.7% |
| 10 | RENU KUMARI | AMJNMTP | 745 | 0.4% |
| 11 | VIRENDER RISHIDEO | BLRP | 569 | 0.3% |
| 12 | BALKRISHN RAJ CHOUDHARY | APADP | 565 | 0.3% |
| 13 | LAKSHMI RISHI | BMF | 555 | 0.3% |
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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
safe1.2%
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) 44.1%RJD 42.9%OTH 10.0%NOTA 3.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
6/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.36 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?
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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.