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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 38 · 2000
Taraiya
Winner — 2000
RAM DAS RAY
RJD· RJD
RJD 36.9%BJP 36.7%15 others 26.4%
Votes
40,680
36.9% share
Winning margin
265
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
69.2%
of 1,59,127
Taraiya was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 265 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM DAS RAY | RJD | 40,680 | 36.9% |
| 2 | JANAK SINGH | NDA | 40,415 | 36.7% |
| 3 | KAMLA PRASAD SINGH | BPSP | 19,009 | 17.3% |
| 4 | CHANDESHWAR PD. RAI | NCP | 4,707 | 4.3% |
| 5 | VIRENDRA YADAV | IND | 1,215 | 1.1% |
| 6 | MEGHNATH SINGH | 1,010 | 0.9% | |
| 7 | BHIKHARI SAH | IND | 658 | 0.6% |
| 8 | BHARAT BHUSHAN SINGH | INC | 630 | 0.6% |
| 9 | NAGENDRA PRASAD | BSP | 397 | 0.4% |
| 10 | SHAILENDRA KUMAR SINGH | 318 | 0.3% | |
| 11 | PRABHAT KUMAR SINGH | IND | 300 | 0.3% |
| 12 | AKHATAR HUSSAIN | IND | 253 | 0.2% |
| 13 | JALIM SINGH | IND | 204 | 0.2% |
| 14 | PAWAN RAI | IND | 178 | 0.2% |
| 15 | KRISHNA PRATAP SINGH | IND | 75 | 0.1% |
| 16 | HARIHAR SINGH | IND | 60 | 0.1% |
| 17 | SRAKSHAI LAL SINGH | IND | 54 | 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 (215th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 0.2% · max 59.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
215th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
125th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
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139th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 36.9%BJP 36.7%BPSP 17.3%OTH 9.1%
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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