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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 96 · 1985
Sarairanjan
Winner — 1985
RAMASHRAY ISHWAR
INC· INC
INC 31.0%BJP 21.3%13 others 47.6%
Votes
29,428
31.0% share
Winning margin
9,188
9.7% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
63.1%
of 1,50,141
A clear win with a 9.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMASHRAY ISHWAR | INC | 29,428 | 31.0% |
| 2 | YASHODANAND SINGH | BJP | 20,240 | 21.4% |
| 3 | RAM BILASH MISHRA | Lok Dal | 16,337 | 17.2% |
| 4 | RAM BILASH MAHTO | IND | 10,168 | 10.7% |
| 5 | DHIRENDRA KUMAR JHA | IND | 5,616 | 5.9% |
| 6 | PREM PRAKASH SHARMA | Left | 5,150 | 5.4% |
| 7 | BOOTI SAHNI | IND | 3,364 | 3.5% |
| 8 | RAJ NARAIN BHAGAT | IND | 3,134 | 3.3% |
| 9 | ARUN K. ISSER | IND | 331 | 0.3% |
| 10 | RAGHUNATH PD. SINGH | IND | 224 | 0.2% |
| 11 | BHAGWAN DUTTA KUMAR | IND | 198 | 0.2% |
| 12 | BALMUKUMD SINGH | IND | 190 | 0.2% |
| 13 | BAIDYANATH RAI | IND | 175 | 0.2% |
| 14 | BISHWANATH CHAUDHARY | IND | 147 | 0.2% |
| 15 | SITARAM ROUT | IND | 113 | 0.1% |
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.
High turnout (31st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 3.1% · max 31.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
31st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
52nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.0%BJP 21.4%LKD 17.2%IND 10.7%IND 5.9%CPI 5.4%OTH 8.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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