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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

MD. AFAQUE ALAM
SP· Samajwadi Party
SP 26.9%BJP 23.7%20 others 49.4%
Votes
33,749
26.9% share
Winning margin
4,028
3.2% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
55.5%
of 2,26,320

A closely fought contest. MD. AFAQUE ALAM won with a 3.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

22 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MD. AFAQUE ALAM
Samajwadi Party
33,74926.9%
2
PRADIP KUMAR DAS
NDA
29,72123.7%
3
SANTOSH KUMAR
16,42813.1%
4
SAYED GULAM HUSSAIN
7,3925.9%
5
SUBODH YADAV
IND
4,7763.8%
6
MUKHTAR ALAM
BSP
4,5923.7%
7
BAMBAM SAH
3,9693.2%
8
SAKALDEO RISHI
IND
3,3962.7%
9
JAI KRISHNA MEHTA
3,0232.4%
10
ASHOK KUMAR MEHTA
IND
2,8372.3%
11
VIDHYANAND MEHTA
2,0921.7%
12
ASHOK KUMAR SAH
1,6351.3%
13
NAVIN KU. MAHTO
KVSB
1,5291.2%
14
SADANAND PRASAD SUMAN
PTSS
1,4821.2%
15
JAI PRAKASH URAON
IND
1,4461.2%
16
MD. ZUBER ALAM
IND
1,3921.1%
17
MOJIB
JDP
1,2001.0%
18
SHAMBHU NATH MAHTO
IND
1,1100.9%
19
UPENDRA NATH SAGAR
1,0450.8%
20
RAJENDRA MANDAL
CPI(ML)(L)
9490.8%
21
JAMBO URAON
IND
9420.8%
22
NAZRUL ISLAM
AD
8000.6%

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 (65th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.5% · max 42.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
65th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.36
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
45th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SP 26.9%BJP 23.7%LJP 13.1%NCP 5.9%OTH 30.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%

What's nearby?

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