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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 66 · 2004 by-elections
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Winner — 2004 by-elections
Sanjay Kumar Gupta
RJD 43.5%JD(U) 39.2%6 others 17.3%
Votes
45,356
43.5% share
Winning margin
4,415
4.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
A closely fought contest. Sanjay Kumar Gupta won with a 4.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sanjay Kumar Gupta | 45,356 | 43.5% | |
| 2 | Thakur Ratnakar | 40,941 | 39.3% | |
| 3 | Sanjay Kumar Pandey | 10,462 | 10.0% | |
| 4 | Japhir Aalam Ansari | IND | 2,106 | 2.0% |
| 5 | Sh.Quem | IND | 1,909 | 1.8% |
| 6 | Vinod Kumar | IND | 1,399 | 1.3% |
| 7 | Nawal Kishor Prasad Yadav | IND | 1,103 | 1.1% |
| 8 | Ravishankar Singh | IND | 1,036 | 1.0% |
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High turnout (4th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.2% · max 29.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
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4th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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174th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 43.5%JD(U) 39.3%BSP 10.0%OTH 7.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.