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Bihar · PC 20 · 1957Reserved (ST)

Rajmahal

Winner — Lok Sabha 1957

INC 47.1%JHP 45.1%2 others 7.8%
Votes
55,896
47.1% share
Winning margin
2,447
2.1% of votes
Total votes cast
1,18,640
Candidates
4
Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PAIKA MURMU
55,89647.1%
2
ROBERT SAMUEL BASERA
JHP
53,44945.0%
3
SUDHIR HANSDA
IND
5,8544.9%
4
SOLOMON GOKUL HEMBROM
IND
3,4412.9%

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 (21st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 0.3% · max 41.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
21st of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
34th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.1%JHP 45.0%OTH 7.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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