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Winner — 2000

LALOO PRASAD
RJD· RJD
RJD 51.0%JD(U) 29.8%7 others 19.2%
Votes
70,134
51.0% share
Winning margin
29,128
21.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
72.5%
of 1,89,560

Raghopur is a safe seat — LALOO PRASAD won by 21.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LALOO PRASAD
RJD
70,13451.0%
2
VISHUNDEO RAI
NDA
41,00629.8%
3
VEERA DEVI
IND
23,52317.1%
4
UPENDRA PD. SINGH
INC
7850.6%
5
RADHESHYAM SINGH
AJBP
6320.5%
6
SURENDRA RAI
BSP
4290.3%
7
DEVENDRA BHARTI
NDA
4240.3%
8
KAMESHWAR PD. SINGH
PSSS
3320.2%
9
MIKKI KUMAR
BJC(R)
2580.2%

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.

Average turnout (58th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
21.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 1.7% · max 46.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
58th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
154th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
194th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 51.0%JD(U) 29.8%IND 17.1%OTH 2.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,11,569
Density
993 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,830 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population1.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.7%Muslim 43.0%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity7.7%
Sanitation9.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.2%
Children fully vaccinated61.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Children underweight (under 5)47.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.9%
Women literate43.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel15.2%
Health insurance19.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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