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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 202 · 2020Reserved (SC)
Rajpur
Winner — 2020
VISHWANATH RAM
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
INC 36.8%JD(U) 25.3%13 others 38.0%
Votes
67,871
36.8% share
Winning margin
21,204
11.5% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
57.0%
of 3,24,038
A clear win with a 11.5% margin.
Seat history
4 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.35 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VISHWANATH RAM | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 67,871 | 36.8% |
| 2 | SANTOSH KUMAR NIRALA | NDA | 46,667 | 25.3% |
| 3 | SANJAY RAM | BSP | 43,836 | 23.7% |
| 4 | NIRBHAYA KUMAR NIRALA | Lok Janshakti Party | 7,449 | 4.0% |
| 5 | AJAD PASWAN | IND | 4,276 | 2.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,841 | 1.5% |
| 7 | CHHEDI LAL RAM | IND | 2,365 | 1.3% |
| 8 | NEELKAMAL PRASAD | IND | 1,873 | 1.0% |
| 9 | NIKUNJ KUMAR ARYAN | IND | 1,481 | 0.8% |
| 10 | HARE RAM PRASAD | BHRTSBLP | 1,441 | 0.8% |
| 11 | ASHOK KUMAR RAM | BMUP | 1,327 | 0.7% |
| 12 | SAVINAY KUMAR | BhAmAP | 969 | 0.5% |
| 13 | SURAJ PRAKASH RAM | SANKISVP | 885 | 0.5% |
| 14 | ASHOK PASWAN | RTJHPR | 748 | 0.4% |
| 15 | MOHAN RAM RAJAK | PPID | 587 | 0.3% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (193rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.2% · max 34.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
193rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.63
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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171st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.8%JD(U) 25.3%BSP 23.7%OTH 12.7%NOTA 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.35 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,06,352
Density
1002 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,703 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population1.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 6.2%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity17.8%
Sanitation24.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.6%
Children underweight (under 5)45.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.2%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance11.4%
What's nearby?
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