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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 127 · 1990Reserved (SC)

Raniganj

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Winner — 1990

SHANTI DEVI
JD· National Front
JD 37.2%INC 33.4%14 others 29.4%
Votes
36,950
37.2% share
Winning margin
3,776
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
61.9%
of 1,60,450

A closely fought contest. SHANTI DEVI won with a 3.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHANTI DEVI
JD
National Front
36,95037.2%
2
YAMUNA PD. RAM
INC
INC
33,17433.4%
3
DEOMUNI RAM
IP
21,72721.9%
4
BUDHU RISHI
IND
1,8971.9%
5
RAMANAND RISHI
JMM
1,7011.7%
6
BABU LAL PASWAN
IND
8290.8%
7
BALAK DAS
IND
8220.8%
8
NAGO DAS
IND
4350.4%
9
JADGISH RAJAK
IND
4220.4%
10
BIMAL PASWAN
JNP(JP)
3650.4%
11
ISWAR DAYAL DAS
IND
2810.3%
12
BAL KRISHNA RAJAK
BSP
2720.3%
13
BUDHDEO RISHI
IND
1710.2%
14
WAKIL PASWAN
IND
1530.1%
15
SUKHODEO PASWAN
IND
1220.1%
16
ADHIK LAL PASWAN
IND
670.1%

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 (161st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 1.2% · max 65.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
161st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
59th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
193rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 37.2%INC 33.4%IP 21.9%OTH 7.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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
🏺Banana🏺Honey🏺Sujni Embroidery

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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