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Winner — 2000

DINESH PRASAD
IND
IND 28.4%RJD 25.9%15 others 45.7%
Votes
32,586
28.4% share
Winning margin
2,952
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
70.3%
of 1,63,047

A closely fought contest. DINESH PRASAD won with a 2.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DINESH PRASAD
IND
32,58628.4%
2
HIND KESRI YADAV
RJD
29,63425.9%
3
SAKALDEO SAHNI
INC
16,19914.1%
4
RAJIV KUMAR
IND
11,45210.0%
5
KISHORI SAH
IND
10,7089.3%
6
JANAKDHARI PRASAD KUSHWAHA
9,1028.0%
7
JAGESHWAR ROY
IND
1,3581.2%
8
GULTEN MAHTO
BSP
9740.8%
9
NITISHWAR KUMAR
IND
7630.7%
10
DHANANJAY KUMAR SINGH
IND
5080.4%
11
YOGENDRA SINGH
NCP
2810.3%
12
GEETA DEVI
IND
2090.2%
13
GANESH RAM
IND
1990.2%
14
BILAT PASWAN
IND
1980.2%
15
SHANKAR PASWAN
IND
1890.2%
16
LAL BABU GUPTA
IND
1160.1%
17
HARIVANSH ROY
IND
780.1%

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 (19th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 2.6% · max 22.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
19th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
164th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
204th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 28.4%RJD 25.9%INC 14.1%IND 10.0%IND 9.3%CPI 8.0%OTH 4.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,71,029
Density
1005 / km²
Sex ratio
919 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,057 km²
SC population8.6%
ST population5.9%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 54.9%Muslim 44.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.3%
Electricity9.9%
Sanitation17.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.9%
Children fully vaccinated73.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.9%
Children underweight (under 5)48.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.4%
Women literate49.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel16.9%
Health insurance8.4%

What's nearby?

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