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Winner — 2000

GANESH PRASAD YADAV
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 45.2%RJD 32.9%6 others 21.9%
Votes
47,268
45.2% share
Winning margin
12,887
12.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
65.5%
of 1,59,656

A clear win with a 12.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GANESH PRASAD YADAV
NDA (NDA)
47,26845.2%
2
ARJUN ROY
RJD
34,38132.9%
3
RAGHUNATH PANDEY
INC
19,27618.4%
4
MUKESH PRASAD
IND
1,2851.2%
5
RAM NATH PASWAN
BSP
1,2701.2%
6
AWADH KISHORE THAKUR
IND
4770.5%
7
NARENDRA NATH JHA
IND
4340.4%
8
RAM BINOD ROY
IND
1400.1%

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.

High turnout (6th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 1.7% · max 48.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
6th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
241st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
236th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 45.2%RJD 32.9%INC 18.4%OTH 3.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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