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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 220 · 1962
Ramgarh
Winner — 1962
BISHWANATH RAI
INC· INC
INC 41.6%PSP 28.5%3 others 29.9%
Votes
16,374
41.6% share
Winning margin
5,177
13.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
59.8%
of 65,756
A clear win with a 13.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BISHWANATH RAI | INC | 16,374 | 41.6% |
| 2 | DASRATH TIWARY | Praja Socialist Party | 11,197 | 28.5% |
| 3 | CHHABINATH SINGH | SOC | 8,636 | 22.0% |
| 4 | JAGANNATH PANDEY | RRP | 1,904 | 4.8% |
| 5 | RAM PRASAD SINGH | Swatantra Party | 1,219 | 3.1% |
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 (178th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 0.5% · max 27.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
178th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.81
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
239th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.6%PSP 28.5%SOC 22.0%OTH 7.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,40,073
Density
769 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,305 km²
SC population24.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation21.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.5%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)48.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance15.4%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lemon Grass🏺Strawberry
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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.