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Winner — 1995

RAM ASHRAY SAHNI
JD· Janata Dal
JD 60.1%INC 28.1%20 others 11.8%
Votes
76,142
60.1% share
Winning margin
40,495
31.9% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
62.3%
of 2,03,381

Sarairanjan is a safe seat — RAM ASHRAY SAHNI won by 31.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

22 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM ASHRAY SAHNI
Janata Dal
76,14260.1%
2
NANDU JHA
INC
35,64728.1%
3
RAM ASHRAY ISSAR
BJP
5,2564.2%
4
VIJAI KISHORE PD. SINGH
4,7843.8%
5
NWAL KISHORE RAI
IND
8720.7%
6
VINAI KUMAR SINGH
IND
5160.4%
7
JAI KISHORE CHOUDHARY
IND
4420.3%
8
JAI NARAYAN YADAV
IND
4200.3%
9
ANIL KUMAR SINGH
BPP
3190.3%
10
RAJENDAR DAS
IND
3140.3%
11
KAMLESH RAI
IND
2860.2%
12
DHIRENDAR PD. MEHTA
IND
2630.2%
13
MUSTAR IMAM
IND
2470.2%
14
SHANKAR MAHTO
2360.2%
15
PARMANAND PATEL
IND
2300.2%
16
BASHANT KUMAR TIWARI
IND
2240.2%
17
HARI NARAYAN THAKUR
IND
1320.1%
18
RAM CHANDAR SINGH NISHAD
960.1%
19
RAM KUMAR VERMA
930.1%
20
SHIVE SHANKAR RAI
IND
760.1%
21
YOGENDAR PD. NARAYAN SINGH
IND
720.1%
22
SHIVE NARAYAN RAI
IND
600.1%

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.

High turnout (31st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
31.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 3.1% · max 31.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
31st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
52nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 60.1%INC 28.1%OTH 11.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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