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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 79 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Jai Nagar
Winner — 1972
RAMPHAL PASWAN
INC· Congress (R)
INC 46.1%SOP 43.4%2 others 10.4%
Votes
20,040
46.1% share
Winning margin
1,186
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
44.4%
of 97,792
A closely fought contest. RAMPHAL PASWAN won with a 2.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMPHAL PASWAN | Congress (R) | 20,040 | 46.1% |
| 2 | RAMKARAN PASWAN | 18,854 | 43.4% | |
| 3 | PARMESHWAR PASWAN | Grand Alliance | 3,210 | 7.4% |
| 4 | RAMJEE PASWAN | 1,320 | 3.0% |
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 (173rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 1.5% · max 33.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
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173rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
134th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
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71st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.1%SOP 43.4%BJS 7.4%OTH 3.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,37,385
Density
1728 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,279 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.3%Muslim 22.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation25.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.9%
Children fully vaccinated66.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate49.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance25.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.