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Winner — 2000

SUKHADA PANDEY
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 28.5%CPM 26.7%12 others 44.8%
Votes
27,151
28.5% share
Winning margin
1,673
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
59.0%
of 1,61,654

Buxar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 1,673 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUKHADA PANDEY
NDA (NDA)
27,15128.5%
2
MANJU PRAKASH
25,47826.7%
3
HRIDAY NARAYAN SINGH
IND
23,14024.3%
4
GANPATI MANDAL
BSP
5,8606.1%
5
SALAHUDDIN ANSARI
3,9144.1%
6
PRAMOD KUMAR OJHA
INC
2,6642.8%
7
RAJENDRA KUMAR SINGH
Samajwadi Party
2,2632.4%
8
ANIL KUMAR TRIVEDI
BJC(R)
2,0562.1%
9
HIRALAL RAM
CPI(ML)(L)
1,5031.6%
10
AGNIDEV RAI
6500.7%
11
JAWAHAR KESHARI
IND
3260.3%
12
KAMLESH KUMAR SINGH
IND
2230.2%
13
SUDAMA SINGH
IND
1290.1%
14
KRISAN KANT PRASAD AZAD
IND
560.1%

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 (126th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.6% · max 32.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
126th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
95th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
70th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 28.5%CPM 26.7%IND 24.3%BSP 6.1%OTH 14.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,40,073
Density
769 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,305 km²
SC population24.1%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation21.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.5%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)48.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance15.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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