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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 127 · 1977Reserved (SC)
Raniganj
Winner — 1977
ADHIK LAL PASWAN
JNP· Janata
JNP 47.7%INC 31.9%7 others 20.5%
Votes
22,345
47.6% share
Winning margin
7,390
15.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
45.7%
of 1,02,565
Raniganj is a safe seat — ADHIK LAL PASWAN won by 15.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADHIK LAL PASWAN | Janata | 22,345 | 47.6% |
| 2 | BUNDEL PASWAN | INC | 14,955 | 31.9% |
| 3 | NARAIN BAITHA | IND | 2,641 | 5.6% |
| 4 | HARI NARAYAN PASWAN | IND | 1,765 | 3.8% |
| 5 | SIARAM SARAN RISHIDEO | IND | 1,550 | 3.3% |
| 6 | NARESH PASWAN | IND | 1,308 | 2.8% |
| 7 | PRIYABRAT NARAIN PASWAN | IND | 1,066 | 2.3% |
| 8 | SAHDEO PASWAN | IND | 659 | 1.4% |
| 9 | BABU LAL PASWAN | IND | 603 | 1.3% |
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 (161st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 1.2% · max 65.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
161st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
59th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
193rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 47.6%INC 31.9%IND 5.6%OTH 14.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,95,021
Density
1717 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,036 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity11.1%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.6%
Children fully vaccinated71.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.1%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.9%
Health insurance13.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.