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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 34 · 1990

Raghunathpur

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Winner — 1990

VIJAY SHANKER DUBE
INC· INC
INC 37.7%JNP(JP) 34.5%17 others 27.8%
Votes
38,242
37.7% share
Winning margin
3,281
3.2% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
56.2%
of 1,80,475

A closely fought contest. VIJAY SHANKER DUBE won with a 3.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VIJAY SHANKER DUBE
INC
INC
38,24237.7%
2
VIGRAM KUWAR
JNP(JP)
34,96134.5%
3
ALI SANJAR
JD
National Front
22,29622.0%
4
YOGENDER SINGH
BJP
BJP
1,5441.5%
5
ANIL KUMAR SINGH
IND
1,2251.2%
6
LALAN PANDEY
IND
4900.5%
7
AAS MAHMAD
BSP
4850.5%
8
DIN BANDHU SINGH
IND
4020.4%
9
MOHD. KARIMULLAH
IND
3450.3%
10
KEDAR KANU
IND
3160.3%
11
SWAMI NATH PRASAD
IND
2100.2%
12
MAHESH SINGH
LKD(B)
1540.1%
13
HARI NARAYAN DUBE
DDP
1340.1%
14
PRATHVI RAJ SINGH
IND
1260.1%
15
CHANDER SHEKHAR KUMAR
IND
1070.1%
16
VARIS ALI
IND
1050.1%
17
HARI SHANKER SINGH
AZP
850.1%
18
RAMESHWAR PRASADD NARAYAN SINGH
IND
820.1%
19
ABUL HASAN
IND
450.0%

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 (136th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 2.3% · max 38.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
136th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
104th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.5%
lowerhigher
39th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.7%JNP(JP) 34.5%JD 22.0%OTH 5.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Sikki Painting
🏛️

Remains of ancient fort or garh locally known as Raja Bali ka garh

🏛️MonumentASI

Remains of ancient fort or garh locally known as Raja Bali ka garh

📍Google MapsOSM

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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