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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 47 · 2010Reserved (SC)
Raniganj
Winner — 2010
PARMANAND RISHIDEO
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 49.6%RJD 31.6%6 others 18.8%
Votes
65,111
49.6% share
Winning margin
23,653
18.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
57.1%
of 2,29,649
Raniganj is a safe seat — PARMANAND RISHIDEO won by 18.0%.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARMANAND RISHIDEO | NDA (NDA) | 65,111 | 49.6% |
| 2 | SHANTI DEVI | 41,458 | 31.6% | |
| 3 | HARI PRASAD BAISHANTREE | INC | 9,955 | 7.6% |
| 4 | KAUSHALYA DEVI | 3,883 | 3.0% | |
| 5 | SURESH RISHIDEO | CPI(ML)(L) CPI(ML)(L) | 3,692 | 2.8% |
| 6 | DHANIK LAL PASWAN | BSP | 2,990 | 2.3% |
| 7 | RANDHEER PASWAN | 2,125 | 1.6% | |
| 8 | KAMESHWAR PASWAN | RJJM | 1,977 | 1.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (132nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe18.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 1.2% · max 48.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
132nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
218th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
66th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.6%RJD 31.6%INC 7.6%OTH 11.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.11 Cr
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%
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
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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.