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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 239 · 1977

Rafiganj

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Winner — 1977

MD. HUSSAIN ANSARI
JNP· Janata
JNP 33.7%INC 18.3%8 others 48.0%
Votes
15,881
33.7% share
Winning margin
7,289
15.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
44.7%
of 1,05,352

Rafiganj is a safe seat — MD. HUSSAIN ANSARI won by 15.5%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MD. HUSSAIN ANSARI
JNP
Janata
15,88133.7%
2
GOPAL PRASAD SINGH
INC
INC
8,59218.3%
3
TRIBHUWAN SINGH
CPI
Left
8,17517.4%
4
YOGESHWAR SINGH
IND
6,55713.9%
5
CHANDRADIP YADAV
SSD
4,84810.3%
6
RADHA RANI SINGH
IND
1,3032.8%
7
RAM NARAIN YADAV
IND
6341.4%
8
CHANDRA DEO RAM
IND
4170.9%
9
MOKHTAR HASAN
IND
4010.8%
10
VIJAY KUMAR SINGH
IND
2540.5%

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

Low turnout (231st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
15.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 1.7% · max 52.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
231st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
227th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
85th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 33.7%INC 18.3%CPI 17.4%IND 13.9%SSD 10.3%OTH 6.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,19,146
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,494 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Muslim 11.0%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation22.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate62.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Clean cooking fuel40.7%
Health insurance8.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom🏺Magahi Paan/ Betel Vine

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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