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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 23

RamgarhAssembly by-election result, 2001

Babu Lal Marandi (BJP) won Ramgarh in the 2001 assembly by-election with 43.4% of the vote, beating Nadra Begum (CPI) by 19,918 votes.

Winner

Babu Lal Marandi
BJP
BJP 43.4%CPI 27.9%5 others 28.7%
Votes
55,884
43.4% share
Winning margin
19,918
15.5% of votes
Candidates
7

A comfortable win — Babu Lal Marandi won by 15.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 candidates
#CandidatePartyVotes · %
1
Babu Lal Marandi
BJP
BJP
55,88443.4%
2
Nadra Begum
CPI
CPI
35,96627.9%
3
Arjun Ram
JMM
JMM
32,58425.3%
4
Jamuna Prasad Sharma
INC
INC
3,5762.8%
5
Uday Krishna Singh
IND
IND
5130.4%
6
Rajendar Pd.
IND
IND
1290.1%
7
Sidheswar Singh
IND
IND
1220.1%

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The RecordThe PlaceThe State

A comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
15.5%

winning margin, share of votes

How many parties were really in the race?

SEAT
A crowded field

The top three took 97% of the votes.

Parties in the race 3.02

How did the vote split?

SEAT
43.4%won by BJP
BJP 43.4%CPI 27.9%JMM 25.3%Others 3.4%

Ramgarh district · 9.5 lakh people · Census 2011

Known for Silver Jewellery.

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Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,49,443
Density
708 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,341 km²
SC population11.2%
ST population21.2%
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What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
  • Hindu81.5%
  • Muslim13.6%
  • Christian0.8%
  • Sikh0.5%
  • Jain0.1%
  • Buddhist<0.1%
  • Other religions (incl. tribal faiths)3.4%
  • Not stated0.1%

Homes with tap water, electricity and a toilet

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 · SHARE OF HOUSEHOLDS
Tap water25.5%
Electric lighting84.2%
Toilet at home32.9%

Health and family

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.0%
Children fully vaccinated81.8%
Children stunted (under 5)35.3%
Children underweight (under 5)35.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)62.3%
Women literate71.0%
Women married before 1825.1%
Clean cooking fuel33.2%
Health insurance49.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Silver Jewellery
🏛️

Kayatha temple

🏛️MonumentASI
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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.

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