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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 220 · 1977Reserved (SC)

Rajpur

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Winner — 1977

NAND KISHORE PRASAD
JNP· Janata
JNP 48.5%CPI 42.9%5 others 8.6%
Votes
19,009
48.5% share
Winning margin
2,204
5.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
38.4%
of 1,01,949

A clear win with a 5.6% margin.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1972 vs 1977

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NAND KISHORE PRASAD
JNP
Janata
19,00948.5%
2
DHARMRAJ PASWAN
CPI
Left
16,80542.9%
3
SHEOMUNI RAM
IND
1,4253.6%
4
PHULWASI DEVI
IND
1,1392.9%
5
DINESHWAR PRASAD
IND
3821.0%
6
CHHATHU RAM
IND
3030.8%
7
CHATURI RAM
IND
1200.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (178th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 0.5% · max 27.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
178th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.81
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
239th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 48.5%CPI 42.9%OTH 8.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lemon Grass🏺Strawberry
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Tomb of Shamsher Khan

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