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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 130 · 2005 (Feb)
Araria
Winner — 2005 (Feb)
PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 28.5%INC 28.0%10 others 43.5%
Votes
32,580
28.5% share
Winning margin
643
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
54.5%
of 2,09,547
Araria was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 643 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH | NDA (NDA) | 32,580 | 28.5% |
| 2 | MOIDUR RAHMAN | 31,937 | 28.0% | |
| 3 | VIJAY KUMAR MANDAL | 26,276 | 23.0% | |
| 4 | WAJHUL QUAMAR | IND | 10,402 | 9.1% |
| 5 | DINANATH BHAGAT | IND | 2,395 | 2.1% |
| 6 | DEVI LAL MAHTO | BSP | 2,389 | 2.1% |
| 7 | SAKIR | IND | 1,695 | 1.5% |
| 8 | JAYANTA KUMAR GUPTA | IND | 1,688 | 1.5% |
| 9 | SRIDEO JHA | IND | 1,545 | 1.4% |
| 10 | JAGDISH PRASAD JAISWAL | 1,259 | 1.1% | |
| 11 | SURYANAND SINGH | RVNP | 1,143 | 1.0% |
| 12 | SAMUNA KHATOON | IND | 820 | 0.7% |
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 (94th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 0.2% · max 50.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
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94th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
219th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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183rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 28.5%INC 28.0%RJD 23.0%IND 9.1%OTH 11.3%
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
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