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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 17 · 2000Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 2000

SURENDRA KUMAR CHANDRA
RJD· RJD
RJD 36.7%IND 25.3%12 others 38.0%
Votes
34,469
36.7% share
Winning margin
10,767
11.5% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
57.4%
of 1,63,512

A clear win with a 11.5% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURENDRA KUMAR CHANDRA
RJD
RJD
34,46936.7%
2
KRISNANANDAN PASWAN
IND
23,70225.3%
3
MANOJ KUMAR
BJP
NDA
21,48322.9%
4
NAND LAL CHOWDHARY
INC
INC
10,07710.7%
5
BIDESHI RANJAN
CPI
1,6551.8%
6
SHATRUDHAN RAM
NCP
NCP
6140.7%
7
SHANKAR RAM
IND
3760.4%
8
RADHA DEVI
BHJC
3700.4%
9
MAKESHWOR CHAUDHARY
IND
3170.3%
10
SURESH PASWAN
SHS
2590.3%
11
MAHABIR RAM
IND
2440.3%
12
SURESH KUMAR RAJAK
IND
1200.1%
13
SANJAY KUMAR
IND
820.1%
14
BALESHAWAR PASWAN
IND
800.1%

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

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (47th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
11.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 2.3% · max 60.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
47th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.68
fewer partiesmore parties
86th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
143rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 36.7%IND 25.3%BJP 22.9%INC 10.7%OTH 4.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️LitchiGI🏺Seep Buttons
🏛️

Fort ruins, Sagardih

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort ruins

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