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Winner — 2000

RAM VICHAR RAI
RJD· RJD
RJD 64.3%BPSP 30.2%10 others 5.5%
Votes
76,235
64.3% share
Winning margin
40,363
34.0% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
67.7%
of 1,75,135

Sahebganj is a safe seat — RAM VICHAR RAI won by 34.0%.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM VICHAR RAI
RJD
76,23564.3%
2
NAGENDRA PRASAD SINGH
BPSP
35,87230.2%
3
DEEPAK KUMAR SINGH
IND
2,4762.1%
4
MISHREELAL RAI
IND
9570.8%
5
BHOOP NARAYAN SINGH
MCPI(S)
6780.6%
6
UMESH PD. YADAV
BSP
6540.6%
7
BACHENDRA KUMAR
INC
6210.5%
8
RANJAN KUMAR
NCP
4190.3%
9
UMASHANKAR PD. YADAV
IND
3330.3%
10
MOTEELAL MISHRA
IND
1820.1%
11
PRAMOD SINGH
IND
1590.1%
12
RAM EKBAL RAM
IND
490.0%

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 (5th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
34.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.2% · max 35.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
5th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
234th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 64.3%BPSP 30.2%OTH 5.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,90,400
Density
897 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,884 km²
SC population6.7%
ST population3.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%MUSLIM
Muslim 68.0%Hindu 31.4%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity17.5%
Sanitation10.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births54.6%
Children fully vaccinated67.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Children underweight (under 5)41.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.1%
Women literate48.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Clean cooking fuel15.3%
Health insurance8.1%

What's nearby?

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