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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 36 · 1995
Baniapur
Winner — 1995
RAM BAHADUR RAI
JD· Janata Dal
JD 35.3%INC 33.9%20 others 30.8%
Votes
32,479
35.3% share
Winning margin
1,277
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
60.7%
of 1,51,520
Baniapur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 1,277 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
22 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM BAHADUR RAI | Janata Dal | 32,479 | 35.3% |
| 2 | UMA PANDEY | INC | 31,202 | 33.9% |
| 3 | RAMA KANT PANDEY | BJP | 5,212 | 5.7% |
| 4 | JAI PRAKASH KUSHWAHA | 4,310 | 4.7% | |
| 5 | VINOD KUMAR YADAV | IND | 3,959 | 4.3% |
| 6 | RAM VICHAR MANJHI | 2,327 | 2.5% | |
| 7 | ARJUN PRASAD | IND | 2,297 | 2.5% |
| 8 | YOGENDER PANDEY | IND | 1,760 | 1.9% |
| 9 | VIRENDER SINGH | BPP | 1,578 | 1.7% |
| 10 | RAMASHISH YADAV | IND | 1,254 | 1.4% |
| 11 | VAMDEV TRIPATHI | IND | 1,108 | 1.2% |
| 12 | DINESH KUMAR MANDAL | IND | 1,092 | 1.2% |
| 13 | KALIMUDIN ANSARI | IND | 841 | 0.9% |
| 14 | CHANDESHWAR PRASAD YADAV | IND | 544 | 0.6% |
| 15 | ARUN KUMAR SINGH | IND | 516 | 0.6% |
| 16 | KASHI NATH MISHRA | IND | 326 | 0.3% |
| 17 | VIRENDER KUMAR SINGH | IND | 271 | 0.3% |
| 18 | SHUBH NARAYAN SINGH | 265 | 0.3% | |
| 19 | BAIKUNTH NARAN RAI | IND | 229 | 0.3% |
| 20 | NAVAL PRASAD | Left | 166 | 0.2% |
| 21 | HARENDER DUBEY | IND | 133 | 0.1% |
| 22 | SATYA NARAYAN YADAV | IND | 121 | 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 (195th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.4%
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
JD 35.3%INC 33.9%BJP 5.7%OTH 25.1%
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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