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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 127 · 1995Reserved (SC)

Raniganj

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Winner — 1995

SHANTI DEVI
JD· Janata Dal
JD 34.9%INC 24.4%21 others 40.7%
Votes
37,371
34.9% share
Winning margin
11,239
10.5% of votes
Total candidates
23
Turnout
55.7%
of 1,92,342

A clear win with a 10.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

23 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHANTI DEVI
JD
Janata Dal
37,37134.9%
2
YAMUNA PRASAD RAM
INC
INC
26,13224.4%
3
VAKIL PASWAN
IND
9,2908.7%
4
PARMANAD MALICK
BJP
BJP
9,2548.6%
5
JAIMALA DEVI
SP
Samajwadi Party
4,8214.5%
6
JAMUN RISHIDEO
JMM
4,7374.4%
7
BUNDEL PASWAN
BPP
4,3204.0%
8
MANDIP KUMAR
SAP
2,5312.4%
9
RAM N. RISHI
IND
2,4322.3%
10
ANANT LAL SADA
IND
1,5501.4%
11
DHANIK LAL PASWAN
IND
1,0621.0%
12
SIKANDAR RAM
IND
5960.6%
13
RAM KUMAR BAITHA
IND
5240.5%
14
BAL KRISHNA RAJAK
BSP
5120.5%
15
NKSHTRA RISHI DEO
IND
3930.4%
16
BABU LAL PASWAN
IND
3690.3%
17
RAMDEO RAM
IND
2670.3%
18
HARI PASWAN
IND
2030.2%
19
RASHO PASWAN
IND
1800.2%
20
SUKHDEO PASWAN
IND
1720.2%
21
GOVINDA PASWAN
IND
1440.1%
22
NATANI DEVI
IND
1380.1%
23
NARAYAN K. RAM
IND
1050.1%

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
10.5%
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 34.9%INC 24.4%IND 8.7%BJP 8.6%OTH 23.4%

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
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