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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 147 · 1990
Rajmahal
Winner — 1990
RAGHU NATH PRASAD SODANI
INC· INC
INC 41.2%BJP 36.9%18 others 21.9%
Votes
38,160
41.2% share
Winning margin
3,989
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
55.5%
of 1,67,010
A closely fought contest. RAGHU NATH PRASAD SODANI won with a 4.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAGHU NATH PRASAD SODANI | INC | 38,160 | 41.2% |
| 2 | DHRUV BHAGAT | BJP | 34,171 | 36.9% |
| 3 | JANARDHAN PRASAD GUPTA | 5,534 | 6.0% | |
| 4 | JAYANT SINGH | IND | 3,870 | 4.2% |
| 5 | SUDHAKAR SINGH | IND | 3,213 | 3.5% |
| 6 | PRDEEP KUMAR RAY | IND | 1,527 | 1.6% |
| 7 | RATAN KUMAR SINGH | IND | 1,376 | 1.5% |
| 8 | RAMJEE RAM | IND | 734 | 0.8% |
| 9 | CHANDA SINGH | IND | 679 | 0.7% |
| 10 | MANU GAZIM ALIAS MUNNA |  MULNational Front | 622 | 0.7% |
| 11 | AMERENDRA KUMAR THAKUR | IND | 576 | 0.6% |
| 12 | SAMIM AKHTAR | IND | 515 | 0.6% |
| 13 | IRADAT HUSSAIN | IND | 456 | 0.5% |
| 14 | VIDYA CHAND CHOUDHARY | IND | 321 | 0.3% |
| 15 | AZI HUSSAIN | IND | 315 | 0.3% |
| 16 | ASHOK KUMAR GUPTA | IND | 134 | 0.1% |
| 17 | AMIN KHAN | IND | 130 | 0.1% |
| 18 | SHAMBHU LAL SHARMA | IND | 116 | 0.1% |
| 19 | ANIL KUMAR SINGH ALIAS AJIT KUMAR SINGH | IND | 92 | 0.1% |
| 20 | SAGAR CHOUDHARY | IND | 77 | 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.
Average turnout (84th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 0.5% · max 37.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
84th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
110th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
117th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.2%BJP 36.9%JMM 6.0%OTH 15.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,70,541
Density
1549 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,918 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity20.2%
Sanitation31.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.9%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Clean cooking fuel45.2%
Health insurance13.2%
What's nearby?
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