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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 137 · 1962
Rajmahal
Winner — 1962
BINODANAND JHA
INC· INC
INC 58.7%SWA 35.9%4 others 5.4%
Votes
19,312
58.6% share
Winning margin
7,480
22.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
52.7%
of 62,513
Rajmahal is a safe seat — BINODANAND JHA won by 22.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BINODANAND JHA | INC | 19,312 | 58.6% |
| 2 | NATHMAL DOKANIA | Swatantra Party | 11,832 | 35.9% |
| 3 | SAKAL DEEP MANDAL | 727 | 2.2% | |
| 4 | RAM CHANDRA GOPE | JP | 501 | 1.5% |
| 5 | LAKHI PRASAD AGARWAL | IND | 365 | 1.1% |
| 6 | BHAGWAT DOKANIA | IND | 190 | 0.6% |
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.
Average turnout (80th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean22.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.3% · min 2.3% · max 22.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
80th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
179th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
189th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 58.6%SWA 35.9%OTH 5.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%
What's nearby?
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