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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 120 · 1972Reserved (SC)

Banmankhi

Winner — 1972

RASIK LAL RISHIDEO
INC· Congress (R)
INC 58.9%NCO 18.4%2 others 22.7%
Votes
20,887
58.9% share
Winning margin
14,363
40.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
34.2%
of 1,03,655

Banmankhi is a safe seat — RASIK LAL RISHIDEO won by 40.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RASIK LAL RISHIDEO
Congress (R)
20,88758.9%
2
DEEP NARAIN PASWAN
6,52418.4%
3
BALBODH PASWAN
4,36312.3%
4
LAXMAN RISHI
Grand Alliance
3,69910.4%

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 (123rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
40.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 0.4% · max 41.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
123rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.63
fewer partiesmore parties
99th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
68th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 58.9%NCO 18.4%SOP 12.3%BJS 10.4%

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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