Raniganj is a Scheduled Caste reserved constituency in Araria district where contest is only between BJP and RJD.
Raniganj Assembly constituency profile:
Blocks & Gram Panchayats: CD Block Raniganj; Gram Panchayats Birnagar East, Birnagar West, Dhaneshwari, Haripur Kala, Khutha Baijnathpur, Naya Bhargama & Vishaharia of Bhargama CD Block
District: Araria Zilla Panchayat
Parliament segment: Araria Lok Sabha constituency
Politically dominant groups/castes:
Famous personalities: Shanti Devi & Yamuna Prasad Ram
Raniganj Assembly Election Results:
2010 Assembly elections results:
Election Result: Tight contest between BJP and RJD.
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Candidate Name |
Party |
Votes |
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Total Votes |
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Polled votes |
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Parmanand Rishidev |
BJP |
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Shanti Devi |
RJD |
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Hariprasad Basantri |
Congress |
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BSP |
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Suresh Rishidev |
CPI (ML) |
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Kaushalya Devi |
NCP |
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2009 Lok Sabha elections: Raniganj Assembly:
Election Result: BJP Parliament candidate got 16,319 votes majority over LJP candidate in this constituency.
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Political Party |
Percentage |
Votes |
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Total Votes: |
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Polled votes: |
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1,22,039 |
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55,988 |
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Lok Janshakti Party |
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39,669 |
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Prince Victor |
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7,805 |
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Congress |
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3,691 |
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Bahujan Samaj Party |
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1,951 |
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2005 Raniganj Assembly elections results:
Election Result: Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Ramji Das Rishidev defeated Rashtriya Janata Dal rival Shanti Devi by a margin of 4,106 votes.
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Candidate Name |
Party |
Votes |
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Total Votes |
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2,23,656 |
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Polled votes |
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1,07,280 |
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Ramji Das Rishidev |
BJP |
34,796 |
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Shanti Devi |
RJD |
30,690 |
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Ashok Paswan |
LJP |
26,863 |
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Ram Kumar Baitha |
BSP |
2,136 |
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Yoganand Prasad |
SP |
1,971 |
Raniganj Assembly segment election history:
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Year |
Winner |
Loser |
Majority |
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2015 |
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2010 |
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2005 |
Ramji Das Rishidev (BJP) |
Shanti Devi (RJD) |
4,106 |
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2000 |
Yamuna Prasad Ram (RJD) |
Ramji Das Rishidev (BJP) |
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1995 |
Shanti Devi (Janata Dal) |
Yamuna Prasad Ram (Congress) |
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1990 |
Shanti Devi (Janata Dal) |
Yamuna Prasad Ram (Congress) |
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1985 |
Yamuna Prasad Ram (Congress) |
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1980 |
Yamuna Prasad Ram (Congress) |
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1977 |
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1972 |
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1969 |
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1967 |
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1962 |
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1957 |
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1951 |
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