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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

JAGADANAND SINGH
RJD· UPA (UPA)
RJD 48.8%BSP 28.2%3 others 23.0%
Votes
51,804
48.8% share
Winning margin
21,817
20.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
53.3%
of 1,99,444

Ramgarh is a safe seat — JAGADANAND SINGH won by 20.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAGADANAND SINGH
UPA (UPA)
51,80448.8%
2
RAM PRATAP SINGH
BSP
29,98728.2%
3
MALTI GUPTA
NDA
15,88314.9%
4
BABAR KHAN
4,6154.3%
5
RABINDRA KUMAR ROY
3,9703.7%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Low turnout (209th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
20.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.6% · max 27.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
209th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
226th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 48.8%BSP 28.2%BJP 14.9%OTH 8.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,59,918
Density
763 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,881 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population1.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.4%Muslim 10.2%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity25.2%
Sanitation28.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)48.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.9%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance17.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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