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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 2 · 2015Reserved (SC)
Ramnagar
Winner — 2015
BHAGIRATHI DEVI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 48.1%INC 37.5%8 others 14.4%
Votes
82,166
48.0% share
Winning margin
17,988
10.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
65.4%
of 2,61,358
A clear win with a 10.5% margin.
Seat history
2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHAGIRATHI DEVI | NDA (NDA) | 82,166 | 48.0% |
| 2 | PURNMASI RAM | 64,178 | 37.5% | |
| 3 | SUBODH KUMAR | 9,488 | 5.5% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,195 | 1.9% |
| 5 | RAMKESHWAR RAM | CPI(ML)(L) CPI(ML)(L) | 3,158 | 1.9% |
| 6 | MANJAY LAL SATYAM | IND | 2,769 | 1.6% |
| 7 | NARESH RAM | BSP | 2,531 | 1.5% |
| 8 | SHANKAR MUSAHAR | IND | 1,363 | 0.8% |
| 9 | VISHAL KUMAR PASHWAN | IND | 1,279 | 0.8% |
| 10 | UDAY RAM | JAPL | 870 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (70th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.5% · min 8.3% · max 54.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
70th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
215th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
210th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.0%INC 37.5%NCP 5.5%OTH 7.0%NOTA 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.17 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.