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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

SRINARAYAN YADAV
RJD· RJD
RJD 30.3%LJP 29.4%9 others 40.3%
Votes
28,252
30.3% share
Winning margin
816
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
48.9%
of 1,90,720

Balia was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 816 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SRINARAYAN YADAV
RJD
28,25230.3%
2
JAMSHED ASRAF
27,43629.4%
3
KRISHNA MOHAN YADAV
NDA
23,34025.0%
4
SURESH BHAGAT
IND
2,7022.9%
5
DR.GORELAL YADAV
2,5462.7%
6
VISHNU PRIYA
BSP
1,8141.9%
7
VIJAY RAM
RLSM
1,7921.9%
8
S.M.NOOR ALAM
CPI(ML)(L)
1,6851.8%
9
KAMNI DEVI
1,6581.8%
10
VALESHWAR AJAD
SJP(R)
1,2651.4%
11
NATRAJAN SAH
IND
8380.9%

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 (187th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.3% · max 45.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
187th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.56
fewer partiesmore parties
120th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.5%
lowerhigher
11th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 30.3%LJP 29.4%JD(U) 25.0%OTH 15.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,62,012
Density
1260 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,033 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.7%Muslim 17.0%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity16.5%
Sanitation20.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.8%
Women literate63.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.4%
Health insurance12.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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