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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 228 · 1980

Ramgarh

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Winner — 1980

PRABHAVATI SINGH
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 24.9%JNP(SC) 22.2%12 others 52.9%
Votes
15,953
24.9% share
Winning margin
1,755
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
54.8%
of 1,16,710

A closely fought contest. PRABHAVATI SINGH won with a 2.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRABHAVATI SINGH
INC(I)
Congress (I)
15,95324.9%
2
SACHCHIDANAND
JNP(SC)
14,19822.2%
3
JAGADANAND SINGH
IND
10,70716.7%
4
JANARDAN PRASAD
IND
7,30211.4%
5
MUNHILAL SINGH
INC(U)
5,7839.0%
6
RAJ NARAYAN RAM
IND
2,4243.8%
7
BHIRGUNATH SINGH
IND
2,2443.5%
8
SHEO PARSAN SINGH
IND
1,4562.3%
9
SURINDRA PRATAP SINGH
BJP
BJP
1,2822.0%
10
VISHWANATH SINGH
JNP(JP)
9971.6%
11
RAM NARAYAN SINGH
JNP(SR)
6741.1%
12
DEONATH SINGH
IND
4410.7%
13
RAMESH LAL
IND
3730.6%
14
SUBASH TIWARI
IND
1570.3%

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

High turnout (36th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 2.7% · max 31.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
36th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
178th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
104th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 24.9%JNP(SC) 22.2%IND 16.7%IND 11.4%INC(U) 9.0%OTH 15.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,91,418
Density
883 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,976 km²
SC population30.4%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity16.3%
Sanitation24.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.6%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.4%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate59.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.8%
Clean cooking fuel34.7%
Health insurance9.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom/Garments🏺Stone Art🏺Tilkut
🛕

Vishnupad Temple, Gaya

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