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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 220 · 1990Reserved (SC)

Rajpur

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Winner — 1990

RAM NARAIN HARIJAN
BJP· BJP
BJP 23.2%CPI 20.6%25 others 56.2%
Votes
17,225
23.2% share
Winning margin
1,971
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
27
Turnout
51.1%
of 1,45,116

A closely fought contest. RAM NARAIN HARIJAN won with a 2.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

27 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM NARAIN HARIJAN
BJP
BJP
17,22523.2%
2
ARJOON RAM
CPI
Left
15,25420.6%
3
NAND KISHORE PRASAD
IND
8,95412.1%
4
LALLAN CHAMAR
IPF
7,2469.8%
5
RAJDEO RAM
INC
INC
5,2407.1%
6
MURLI PASWAN
IND
3,8385.2%
7
MUNSHI RAM
IND
3,1484.2%
8
BISHUNDHARI RAM
BSP
2,5243.4%
9
JEETAN RAM AZAD
IND
1,6192.2%
10
KHALIL DHOBI
IND
1,4802.0%
11
KASHI RAM
IND
1,3021.8%
12
RAJ KAPIL RAM
IND
8571.2%
13
RAM ASHRAY RAM
IND
7831.1%
14
KAMLA DHOBI
DDP
6320.8%
15
LUXMI DHOBI
IND
6310.8%
16
DHARAM RAJ PASWAN
IND
4740.6%
17
SHEOJEE RAM DUSADH
IND
3900.5%
18
SURENDRA CHAMAR
IND
3820.5%
19
MAHANGOO DUSADH
IND
3630.5%
20
CHATURI RAM
IND
3460.5%
21
SURENDRA PASWAN
LKD(B)
3200.4%
22
CHATHO HARIJAN
IND
2930.4%
23
SUMER RAM
JNP(JP)
2650.4%
24
AROON KUMAR RAM
PBI
2380.3%
25
BASIST MUNI RAM
IND
1770.2%
26
HIRAMAN RAM
IND
1190.2%
27
KANHAIYA HARIJAN
IND
990.1%

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 (178th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 0.5% · max 27.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
178th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.81
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
239th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 23.2%CPI 20.6%IND 12.1%IPF 9.8%INC 7.1%IND 5.2%OTH 22.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,40,073
Density
769 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,305 km²
SC population24.1%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation21.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.5%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)48.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance15.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lemon Grass🏺Strawberry
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Tomb of Shamsher Khan

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