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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 116 · 2005 (Feb)

Singheshwar

Winner — 2005 (Feb)

RAMESHWAR PRASAD YADAV
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 41.3%RJD 33.0%7 others 25.7%
Votes
35,006
41.3% share
Winning margin
7,016
8.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
41.5%
of 2,03,957

A clear win with a 8.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMESHWAR PRASAD YADAV
NDA (NDA)
35,00641.3%
2
DINESH KUMAR YADAV
27,99033.0%
3
YUNUS KHAN
9,57111.3%
4
JINSI MEHTA
BSP
3,4474.1%
5
KAUSAR ALAM
3,1323.7%
6
DOMI RAM
IND
1,7352.0%
7
MD. PRAVEZ ALAM
1,7192.0%
8
MD. ISLAM
IND
1,1311.3%
9
KAILU MUSHAR
IND
1,0171.2%

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 (164th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.6% · min 0.7% · max 27.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
164th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
224th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 41.3%RJD 33.0%LJP 11.3%OTH 14.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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