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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 3 · 1985

Ramnagar

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Winner — 1985

ARJUN VIKRAM SAH
INC· INC
INC 34.8%BJP 30.0%13 others 35.2%
Votes
21,865
34.8% share
Winning margin
3,050
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
51.4%
of 1,22,215

A closely fought contest. ARJUN VIKRAM SAH won with a 4.9% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARJUN VIKRAM SAH
INC
INC
21,86534.8%
2
CHANDRA MOHAN PRASAD RAO
BJP
BJP
18,81530.0%
3
AMBIKA SINGH
IND
14,67323.4%
4
BRAJESHWAR RAO
IND
2,0073.2%
5
AWDHESH MISHRA
IND
1,3452.1%
6
AMANULLA KHAN
LKD
Lok Dal
1,3352.1%
7
THAKUR PRASAD YADAV
CPM
Left
8981.4%
8
SUDAMA RAM
IND
5920.9%
9
VIR SINGH
JNP
Janata
3690.6%
10
SURESH PRASAD
IND
3030.5%
11
SHEIKH MOHAMMAD YUNUS
IND
2380.4%
12
HARIHAR MANJI
IND
1220.2%
13
MOHAN SAH
IND
1080.2%
14
AKLOO RAM
IND
690.1%
15
BHULAN RAM
IND
450.1%

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
4.9%
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 34.8%BJP 30.0%IND 23.4%OTH 11.8%

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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