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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 129 · 2005 (Feb)
Forbesganj
Winner — 2005 (Feb)
LAXMI NARAYAN MEHTA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 48.5%RJD 42.9%7 others 8.6%
Votes
63,654
48.5% share
Winning margin
7,270
5.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
56.9%
of 2,31,039
A clear win with a 5.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAXMI NARAYAN MEHTA | NDA (NDA) | 63,654 | 48.5% |
| 2 | ZAKIR HUSSAIN KHAN | 56,384 | 42.9% | |
| 3 | SHAMBHU NATH MISHRA | 4,054 | 3.1% | |
| 4 | SURENDRA MANDAL | IND | 2,126 | 1.6% |
| 5 | ISHTEYAQUE ALAM | IND | 1,327 | 1.0% |
| 6 | SUBHASH PRASAD SAH | BSP | 1,257 | 1.0% |
| 7 | SATYA NARAYAN WRITER | IND | 1,047 | 0.8% |
| 8 | RAJA RAMAN BHASKAR | 943 | 0.7% | |
| 9 | KAPIL DEO SADA | IND | 544 | 0.4% |
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.
Average turnout (140th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 2.0% · max 48.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
140th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.02
fewer partiesmore parties
48th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
235th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.5%RJD 42.9%OTH 8.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,95,021
Density
1717 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,036 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity11.1%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.6%
Children fully vaccinated71.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.1%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.9%
Health insurance13.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.