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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 127 · 1985Reserved (SC)
Raniganj
Winner — 1985
YAMUNA PD. RAM
INC· INC
INC 78.0%JNP 12.5%4 others 9.6%
Votes
54,758
78.0% share
Winning margin
45,998
65.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
51.1%
of 1,37,406
Raniganj is a safe seat — YAMUNA PD. RAM won by 65.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YAMUNA PD. RAM | INC | 54,758 | 78.0% |
| 2 | BUNDEL PASWAN | Janata | 8,760 | 12.5% |
| 3 | BUDHDEO RISHI | IND | 3,247 | 4.6% |
| 4 | JAGESHWAR RISHI | IND | 1,737 | 2.5% |
| 5 | BABULAL PASWAN | IND | 1,024 | 1.5% |
| 6 | VAIJNATH RAM | IND | 702 | 1.0% |
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
safe65.5%
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 78.0%JNP 12.5%OTH 9.6%
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
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.