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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 239 · 1995
Rafiganj
Winner — 1995
RAM CHANDRA SINGH
CPI· Left
CPI 44.5%INC 17.4%23 others 38.0%
Votes
40,342
44.5% share
Winning margin
24,534
27.1% of votes
Total candidates
25
Turnout
52.9%
of 1,71,347
Rafiganj is a safe seat — RAM CHANDRA SINGH won by 27.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
25 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM CHANDRA SINGH | Left | 40,342 | 44.5% |
| 2 | VIJOY KUMAR SINGH | INC | 15,808 | 17.4% |
| 3 | MD. SULEMAN | 10,674 | 11.8% | |
| 4 | RAJENDRA SINGH | BJP | 9,769 | 10.8% |
| 5 | INDRADEO PASWAN | 5,513 | 6.1% | |
| 6 | LILA SINGH | BPP | 1,708 | 1.9% |
| 7 | MANGAL PRASAD SINGH | IND | 1,564 | 1.7% |
| 8 | DILIP KUMAR SINGH | IND | 914 | 1.0% |
| 9 | NAWAL KISHOR SINGH | IND | 452 | 0.5% |
| 10 | NAUSAD KHAN | IND | 424 | 0.5% |
| 11 | BATESHWAR PASWAN | IND | 404 | 0.5% |
| 12 | PRADIP KUMAR SINGH | IND | 363 | 0.4% |
| 13 | RAM NARAYAN SHARMA | IND | 325 | 0.4% |
| 14 | MUMTAJ KHAN | IND | 313 | 0.3% |
| 15 | MD. AMZAD HASAN | IND | 300 | 0.3% |
| 16 | HARI MEHTA | SSD | 267 | 0.3% |
| 17 | JAMAL AKBAR | Samajwadi Party | 240 | 0.3% |
| 18 | RAMA DHAR SHARMA | IND | 237 | 0.3% |
| 19 | SHEO KUMAR SINGH | IND | 199 | 0.2% |
| 20 | RAJA SINGH | 195 | 0.2% | |
| 21 | MUNARIK SAO | IND | 161 | 0.2% |
| 22 | MD. SABIR ANSARI | IND | 145 | 0.2% |
| 23 | PRAFUL SINGH | IND | 117 | 0.1% |
| 24 | MOHAN YADAV | IND | 83 | 0.1% |
| 25 | ABDUL JALIL ANSARI | IND | 80 | 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.
Low turnout (231st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe27.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 1.7% · max 52.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
231st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
227th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
85th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 44.5%INC 17.4%SAP 11.8%BJP 10.8%BSP 6.1%OTH 9.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,19,146
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,494 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Muslim 11.0%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation22.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate62.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Clean cooking fuel40.7%
Health insurance8.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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