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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 239 · 1985
Rafiganj
Winner — 1985
VIJAY KUMAR SINGH
INC· INC
INC 71.4%CPI 19.4%6 others 9.2%
Votes
48,670
71.4% share
Winning margin
35,430
52.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
54.3%
of 1,25,520
Rafiganj is a safe seat — VIJAY KUMAR SINGH won by 52.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIJAY KUMAR SINGH | INC | 48,670 | 71.4% |
| 2 | ISTEYAK AHMAD KHAN | Left | 13,240 | 19.4% |
| 3 | DEO N.PRASAD SINGH | Lok Dal | 2,741 | 4.0% |
| 4 | MD. IFTEKHAR | BJP | 1,363 | 2.0% |
| 5 | CHANDRADIP YADAV | IND | 1,314 | 1.9% |
| 6 | SURESH MISTRI | IND | 568 | 0.8% |
| 7 | SHYAM RAJ PD. SINGH | IND | 157 | 0.2% |
| 8 | ITESHAM UDIN | IND | 114 | 0.2% |
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.
Low turnout (231st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe52.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 1.7% · max 52.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
231st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
227th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
85th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 71.4%CPI 19.4%OTH 9.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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
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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.