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Winner — 2000

GHULAM SARWAR
RJD· RJD
RJD 43.3%BJP 39.9%11 others 16.8%
Votes
59,188
43.3% share
Winning margin
4,582
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
67.8%
of 2,01,783

A closely fought contest. GHULAM SARWAR won with a 3.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GHULAM SARWAR
RJD
59,18843.3%
2
ASHOK KUMAR YADAV
NDA
54,60639.9%
3
MURSHRAF ALI
INC
8,4446.2%
4
FIROJ
NCP
4,5743.3%
5
RAM NANDAN BHAGAT
CPI(ML)(L)
4,0393.0%
6
ZIHAUR RAHMAN
BJC(R)
2,2931.7%
7
ARUN CHANDRA SRIVASTAV
IND
7380.5%
8
RAM PRASAD PANDIT
BSP
6940.5%
9
MITHILESH KU. YADAV
Samajwadi Party
6500.5%
10
JAYA NAND JHA
AJBP
5940.4%
11
SANJEEV KUMAR JHA
IND
5340.4%
12
UMESH PASWAN
IND
3810.3%
13
ENUL HAQUE KHAN
IND
980.1%

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 (11th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 1.4% · max 42.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
11th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
135th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.5%
lowerhigher
10th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 43.3%BJP 39.9%INC 6.2%OTH 10.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️Shahi LitchiGI🏷️Sujini EmbroideryGI

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