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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 36 · 1990
Baniapur
Winner — 1990
RAM BAHADUR RAI
JNP(JP)
JNP(JP) 31.0%INC 30.2%20 others 38.8%
Votes
24,191
31.0% share
Winning margin
598
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
49.5%
of 1,58,026
Baniapur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 598 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
22 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM BAHADUR RAI | JNP(JP) | 24,191 | 31.0% |
| 2 | UMA PANDEY | INC | 23,593 | 30.2% |
| 3 | BAIDYA NATH PANDUY | National Front | 21,487 | 27.5% |
| 4 | DEO KU. SINGH | BJP | 2,290 | 2.9% |
| 5 | JAGAL KISHOR PANDEY | BKUS | 1,887 | 2.4% |
| 6 | PRABHU NATH PATEL | 1,302 | 1.7% | |
| 7 | BINDHYCHAL GIRI | IND | 729 | 0.9% |
| 8 | HARENDRA KUMAR SINGH | LKD(B) | 646 | 0.8% |
| 9 | NAWAL KISHOR | IND | 354 | 0.5% |
| 10 | VAIKUNTH NARAIN RAI | IND | 251 | 0.3% |
| 11 | ARUN SINGH | IND | 241 | 0.3% |
| 12 | RAM BHAGAT PRASAD SINGH | IND | 226 | 0.3% |
| 13 | PRASHUN KUMAR RAM | IND | 176 | 0.2% |
| 14 | PARAMATMA PANDEY | IND | 166 | 0.2% |
| 15 | JAMADAR SINGH | DBM | 126 | 0.2% |
| 16 | RAM KI. SINGH | IND | 107 | 0.1% |
| 17 | BISHWA NATH SINGH | IND | 101 | 0.1% |
| 18 | VINOD KUMAR TIWARI | IND | 79 | 0.1% |
| 19 | RAMAGYA KU. SINGH | IND | 76 | 0.1% |
| 20 | UMA SHANKER PRASAD SINGH | IND | 60 | 0.1% |
| 21 | SUBH NARAIN SINGH | IND | 33 | 0.0% |
| 22 | SATYENDRA BHA SINGH | IND | 17 | 0.0% |
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.
Low turnout (195th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.4% · max 44.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
195th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.81
fewer partiesmore parties
64th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
131st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(JP) 31.0%INC 30.2%JD 27.5%OTH 11.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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