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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 127 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Raniganj
Winner — 1980
YAMUNA PRASAD RAM
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 44.1%JNP(SC) 29.8%5 others 26.1%
Votes
24,070
44.1% share
Winning margin
7,822
14.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
45.8%
of 1,19,219
A clear win with a 14.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YAMUNA PRASAD RAM |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 24,070 | 44.1% |
| 2 | SUKH DEO PASWAN | JNP(SC) | 16,248 | 29.8% |
| 3 | BUNDEL PASWAN | IND | 8,500 | 15.6% |
| 4 | ADHIK LAL PASWAN | BJP | 2,757 | 5.1% |
| 5 | BUDH DEO RISHI | IND | 2,619 | 4.8% |
| 6 | SHUK DEO PASWAN | IND | 176 | 0.3% |
| 7 | DEEP NARAIN PASWAN | JNP(JP) | 170 | 0.3% |
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
safe14.3%
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
INC(I) 44.1%JNP(SC) 29.8%IND 15.6%BJP 5.1%OTH 5.4%
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
🏺Banana🏺Honey🏺Sujni Embroidery
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.