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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

CHANDRA MOHAN RAI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 37.4%RJD 36.6%11 others 26.0%
Votes
39,147
37.5% share
Winning margin
919
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
52.2%
of 2,00,302

Ramnagar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 919 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

2 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHANDRA MOHAN RAI
NDA (NDA)
39,14737.4%
2
FAKROODIN KHAN
38,22836.6%
3
PRABHAT RANJAN SINGH
BSP
10,68710.2%
4
KAMESHWAR PANDEY
5,2685.0%
5
MOHAMMAD SALAUDDIN
IND
3,4873.3%
6
ANITA DEVI
1,5151.4%
7
MUNEENDRA PANDIT
IND
1,1261.1%
8
SUDAMA RAM
IJP
9550.9%
9
PUROOSOTAM RAM
BVVP
9190.9%
10
MAJISTER YADAV
9000.9%
11
BECHCHOO YADAV
JJJKMC
8650.8%
12
NAND LAL RAM
IND
7700.7%
13
NAJAMUDIN
IND
6670.6%

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

Average turnout (71st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 0.9% · max 47.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
71st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
140th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
202nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 37.4%RJD 36.6%BSP 10.2%LJP 5.0%OTH 10.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.04 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,35,042
Density
753 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,228 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population6.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.0%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.8%
Electricity8.1%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated62.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.4%
Health insurance20.0%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Marcha Chura🏺Ready made Garments
🏛️

Ruined fortress

🏛️MonumentASI

Ruined fortress

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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