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Ramnagar

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Winner — 1980

ARJUN VIKRAM SHAH
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 64.4%BJP 16.7%8 others 18.9%
Votes
32,514
64.3% share
Winning margin
24,060
47.6% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
44.0%
of 1,14,898

Ramnagar is a safe seat — ARJUN VIKRAM SHAH won by 47.6%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARJUN VIKRAM SHAH
INC(I)
Congress (I)
32,51464.3%
2
HARI SHANKAR TIWARI
BJP
BJP
8,45416.7%
3
AMBIKA PRASAD SINGH
JNP(JP)
3,7707.5%
4
SAYED MAHAMMAD MAJAHARI
IND
2,4984.9%
5
AMIRUDDIN
JNP(SC)
9011.8%
6
SHANKAR DAYAL SANCHI
IND
8681.7%
7
MOBARAK HUSSAIN
JNP(SR)
7031.4%
8
BAM BAHADUR SINGH
IND
4450.9%
9
VRIJ KISHORE MISHRA
IND
2120.4%
10
HARIHAR MANJHI
IND
1600.3%

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 (71st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
47.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 0.9% · max 47.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
71st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
140th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
202nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 64.3%BJP 16.7%JNP(JP) 7.5%OTH 11.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,35,042
Density
753 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,228 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population6.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.0%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.8%
Electricity8.1%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated62.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.4%
Health insurance20.0%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Marcha Chura🏺Ready made Garments
🏛️

Ruined fortress

🏛️MonumentASI

Ruined fortress

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