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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH
CPI· CPI
CPI 43.0%LJP 38.3%6 others 18.7%
Votes
44,451
43.0% share
Winning margin
4,919
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
47.5%
of 2,17,534

A closely fought contest. RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH won with a 4.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH
CPI
44,45143.0%
2
PADIP RAI
39,53238.3%
3
RAM KRISHNA SINGH
IND
6,3136.1%
4
RAM NARESH PRASAD SINGH
IND
6,0025.8%
5
SAPNA DEVI
BSP
2,1022.0%
6
BIRENDER KUMAR SAHU
AD
1,9171.9%
7
GOPAL RAI
IND
1,4991.5%
8
KHAKHON YADAV
IND
1,4571.4%

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.

Low turnout (235th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.1% · max 42.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
235th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.0%
lowerhigher
19th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 43.0%LJP 38.3%IND 6.1%IND 5.8%OTH 6.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,30,464
Density
1501 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population2.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.5%
Electricity9.7%
Sanitation22.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated76.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Clean cooking fuel48.0%
Health insurance8.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mentha
Ancestral house of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first president of india

Ancestral house of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first president of india

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancestral house of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first president of india

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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