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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 38 · 1985
Taraiya
Winner — 1985
RAM DAS RAI
BJP· BJP
BJP 30.0%INC 28.7%7 others 41.3%
Votes
19,827
30.0% share
Winning margin
873
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
56.2%
of 1,17,540
Taraiya was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 873 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM DAS RAI | BJP | 19,827 | 30.0% |
| 2 | RAJENDRA SINGH KASHYAP | INC | 18,954 | 28.7% |
| 3 | SHATRUGHAN SINGH | IND | 13,508 | 20.4% |
| 4 | SUDAMA PRASAD | IND | 4,811 | 7.3% |
| 5 | HARENDRA SINGH | IND | 4,736 | 7.2% |
| 6 | RAJIV PRATAP SINGH | Janata | 2,993 | 4.5% |
| 7 | RANDHIR SINGH | IND | 664 | 1.0% |
| 8 | VISHWA NATH SINGH | IND | 329 | 0.5% |
| 9 | SHATRUDHAN SINGH | IND | 274 | 0.4% |
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 (215th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 0.2% · max 59.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
215th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
125th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
139th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 30.0%INC 28.7%IND 20.4%IND 7.3%IND 7.2%OTH 6.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%
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.