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Uttar Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 250 · 2022
Raniganj
Winner — 2022
RAKESH KUMAR VERMA ALIAS DR. R. K. VERMA
SP· Samajwadi Alliance
SP 40.1%BJP 38.6%13 others 21.3%
Votes
75,583
40.0% share
Winning margin
2,649
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
55.9%
of 3,37,775
Raniganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 2,649 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.50 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAKESH KUMAR VERMA ALIAS DR. R. K. VERMA | Samajwadi Alliance | 75,583 | 40.0% |
| 2 | ABHAY KUMAR ALIAS DHIRAJ OJHA | NDA | 72,934 | 38.6% |
| 3 | AJAY YADAV | BSP | 21,411 | 11.3% |
| 4 | ANIL KUMAR | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (unaligned) | 11,748 | 6.2% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,139 | 0.6% |
| 6 | ABDUL WAHID | INC | 1,085 | 0.6% |
| 7 | RAJESH KUMAR | IND | 746 | 0.4% |
| 8 | ANURAG MISHRA | 692 | 0.4% | |
| 9 | HARISHANKAR PRAJAPATI | BDPty | 679 | 0.4% |
| 10 | DHARMENDRA KUMAR | ASPKR | 564 | 0.3% |
| 11 | SATYA PRAKASH | ALJSP | 529 | 0.3% |
| 12 | SANJAY KUMAR ALIAS SANJAY RAJ PATEL | 526 | 0.3% | |
| 13 | LAL BAHADUR | IND | 480 | 0.3% |
| 14 | BRIJLAL | BMUP | 306 | 0.2% |
| 15 | RAMFER PANDEY | MeyP | 293 | 0.2% |
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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.
Low turnout (335th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 1.4% · max 31.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
335th of 403How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.06
fewer partiesmore parties
87th of 403How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
224th of 403Where does the house stand?
SEAT
403 seats · 202 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 40.0%BJP 38.6%BSP 11.3%AIMIM 6.2%OTH 3.1%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.50 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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