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Winner — 2000

RAMESHWAR PRASAD
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 37.5%RJD 26.2%18 others 36.3%
Votes
43,959
37.5% share
Winning margin
13,294
11.3% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
63.8%
of 1,83,622

A clear win with a 11.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMESHWAR PRASAD
NDA (NDA)
43,95937.5%
2
ANAND MOHAN SINGH
RJD
30,66526.2%
3
PARAMANAND SINGH KUSHWAHA
BSP
12,82910.9%
4
RAMJI CHAUDHARY
IND
10,1698.7%
5
PARAS NATH SINGH
6,1085.2%
6
TAR CHANDRA SINGH
AD
3,5243.0%
7
BHARAT SINGH
IND
2,9982.6%
8
KUMAR MANOJ SINGH
INC
1,3911.2%
9
KAMALESH RAI
IND
9020.8%
10
SUBASH CHANDRA BOSE
IND
8870.8%
11
BANARASI SAH
IND
8100.7%
12
RAM CHANDRA MISHRA `MADHUP'
BJC(R)
7260.6%
13
KESH NATH SINGH
AJBP
6020.5%
14
RAM AWADHESH SINGH
SSD
4460.4%
15
JAGANARAYAN SINGH
IND
3400.3%
16
SURESH SAH
IND
2760.2%
17
UPENDRA SINGH
NDA
2460.2%
18
RAJESH PRASAD
1380.1%
19
KAPIL DEV CHAUDHARY
IND
1120.1%
20
RAM PRAVESH PRASAD
IND
260.0%

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 (147th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.5% · max 36.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
147th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.78
fewer partiesmore parties
69th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
79th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.78EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 37.5%RJD 26.2%BSP 10.9%IND 8.7%CPI 5.2%OTH 11.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,91,418
Density
883 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,976 km²
SC population30.4%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity16.3%
Sanitation24.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.6%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.4%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate59.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.8%
Clean cooking fuel34.7%
Health insurance9.7%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom/Garments🏺Stone Art🏺Tilkut
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Ancient mound in the hill known as Sobhnath

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Ancient mound in the hill known as Sobhnath

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Ancient mound in the valley known as Hansra Kol

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient mound in the valley known as Hansra Kol

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The area generally known as garh

🏛️MonumentASI

The area generally known as garh

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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