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Raniganj

Winner — 2012

PRO. SHIVAKANT OJHA
SP· Samajwadi Party
SP 39.0%BSP 31.2%21 others 29.9%
Votes
63,076
39.0% share
Winning margin
12,604
7.8% of votes
Total candidates
23
Turnout
54.2%
of 2,98,803

A clear win with a 7.8% margin.

Seat history

3 of 23 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

23 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRO. SHIVAKANT OJHA
Samajwadi Party
63,07639.0%
2
MANSHA AHMAD
BSP
50,47231.2%
3
LAKSHMI NARAYAN PANDEY GURU JEE
NDA
16,77910.4%
4
RAM KUMAR YADAV
AD
13,7398.5%
5
RAMPAL
INC
3,4632.1%
6
SHASHI BHUSAN
SJP(R)
2,0091.2%
7
NISAR AHMAD
1,7741.1%
8
ANIL KUMAR
1,7561.1%
9
AVADHESH NARAYAN SINGH
IND
1,1510.7%
10
BRIJENDRA KUMAR
IND
8170.5%
11
RAM ASREY SINGH PATEL
IND
7980.5%
12
SHAMSHUL QAMAR
IND
7950.5%
13
PULKIT
MeyP
6780.4%
14
IZHAR
RUC
6690.4%
15
RAMESH PANDEY
JaBhP
6430.4%
16
NOOR JAHAN
VIP
5200.3%
17
AJMAL KHAN
IND
5170.3%
18
NIRMALA
5020.3%
19
DINESH CHANDRA
4010.3%
20
RAM SAHAY
IND
3860.2%
21
TEJBHAN
3850.2%
22
FAIYAZ JAMA
IND
3060.2%
23
DINESH KUMAR ADVOCATE
IJP
2700.2%

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

Low turnout (335th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 1.4% · max 31.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
335th of 403

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.06
fewer partiesmore parties
87th of 403

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
224th of 403

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 39.0%BSP 31.2%BJP 10.4%AD 8.5%OTH 11.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/23

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.12 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,09,141
Density
863 / km²
Sex ratio
998 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,717 km²
SC population22.1%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
85%HINDU
Hindu 85.1%Muslim 14.1%Other 0.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water21.3%
Electricity26.3%
Sanitation14.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.8%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate74.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.0%
Clean cooking fuel37.1%
Health insurance14.9%

What's nearby?

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