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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 34 · 2005 (Oct)

Raghunathpur

Winner — 2005 (Oct)

JAGMATO DEVI
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 42.3%INC 20.2%8 others 37.5%
Votes
39,917
42.3% share
Winning margin
20,857
22.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
47.7%
of 1,98,043

Raghunathpur is a safe seat — JAGMATO DEVI won by 22.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAGMATO DEVI
NDA (NDA)
39,91742.3%
2
VIJAY SHANKAR DUBEY
19,06020.2%
3
KAMRUL HAQUE
16,09517.1%
4
JAVED BEG
CPI(ML)(L)
6,9867.4%
5
VIKRAM KUWAR
3,5563.8%
6
SUNIL KUMAR SINGH
IND
3,4643.7%
7
KASHI SINGH
IND
1,7571.9%
8
KAMESHWAR MAJHI
IND
1,2321.3%
9
BACCHA SINGH
IND
1,1761.2%
10
MAHESH SINGH
1,1441.2%

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

Average turnout (136th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
22.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 2.3% · max 38.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
136th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
104th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.5%
lowerhigher
39th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 42.3%INC 20.2%SP 17.1%CPI(ML)(L) 7.4%OTH 13.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Sikki Painting
🏛️

Remains of ancient fort or garh locally known as Raja Bali ka garh

🏛️MonumentASI

Remains of ancient fort or garh locally known as Raja Bali ka garh

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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