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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 218 · 2000
Brahmpur
Winner — 2000
AJIT CHAUDHARY
RJD· RJD
RJD 27.4%BJP 23.0%17 others 49.5%
Votes
30,236
27.4% share
Winning margin
4,868
4.4% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
57.7%
of 1,90,958
A closely fought contest. AJIT CHAUDHARY won with a 4.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
19 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJIT CHAUDHARY | RJD | 30,236 | 27.4% |
| 2 | DHRUV TIWARI | NDA | 25,368 | 23.0% |
| 3 | HARE RAM PANDEY | IND | 18,440 | 16.7% |
| 4 | MURLI SINGH | IND | 12,663 | 11.5% |
| 5 | SURYA KUMAR YADAV | Samajwadi Party | 7,412 | 6.7% |
| 6 | SURENDAR SINGH YADAV | 4,085 | 3.7% | |
| 7 | BRAHMANAND YADAV | IND | 2,353 | 2.1% |
| 8 | MANJAR MASIH DAS | BSP | 2,151 | 1.9% |
| 9 | BALIRAJ THAKUR | INC | 1,881 | 1.7% |
| 10 | SHIV SHANKAR PRASAD | IND | 1,730 | 1.6% |
| 11 | JOGENDRA NATH MISHRA | IND | 878 | 0.8% |
| 12 | ASHOK KUMAR SINGH | IND | 618 | 0.6% |
| 13 | SUBASH CHANDRA | IND | 617 | 0.6% |
| 14 | BRIJ BIHARI MISHRA | NCP | 495 | 0.5% |
| 15 | BRAJ BIHARI SINGH | IND | 423 | 0.4% |
| 16 | RAJKUMAR NISHAD | NDA | 398 | 0.4% |
| 17 | JAG NARAIN KUMHAR | IND | 257 | 0.2% |
| 18 | LAXMAN DUBEY | 121 | 0.1% | |
| 19 | RAMAKANT RAI | IND | 75 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (142nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 1.1% · max 24.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
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142nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.53
fewer partiesmore parties
127th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
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133rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 27.4%BJP 23.0%IND 16.7%IND 11.5%SP 6.7%OTH 14.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,25,313
Density
1209 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
931 km²
SC population19.8%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.9%Muslim 6.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.3%
Electricity15.2%
Sanitation27.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated70.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.3%
Children underweight (under 5)51.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.1%
Women literate63.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.6%
Clean cooking fuel34.3%
Health insurance13.2%
What's nearby?
9 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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