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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 159 · 2005 (Feb)

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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

ABHAY SINGH
LJP· LJP-Congress alliance (UPA)
LJP 26.7%BJP 22.3%8 others 51.0%
Votes
27,948
26.7% share
Winning margin
4,619
4.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
49.1%
of 2,13,172

A closely fought contest. ABHAY SINGH won with a 4.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ABHAY SINGH
LJP
LJP-Congress alliance (UPA)
27,94826.7%
2
PHALGUNI PRASAD YADAV
BJP
NDA
23,32922.3%
3
VIJAY SINGH
RJD
20,81819.9%
4
ONKAR NATH BURNWAL
JMM
14,23613.6%
5
BRAHMADEO MANDAL
BSP
BSP
6,8446.5%
6
RAMESHWAR YADAV
SP
4,3614.2%
7
SHANKAR PD. SWARNKAR
IND
2,8642.7%
8
JULIANA SOREN
AJPF
1,6171.5%
9
MONIRUDDIN
IND
1,3971.3%
10
RAJESH YADAV
IND
1,2791.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (163rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 1.9% · max 26.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
163rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
193rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.1%
lowerhigher
18th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LJP 26.7%BJP 22.3%RJD 19.9%JMM 13.6%BSP 6.5%OTH 11.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,34,763
Density
674 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,020 km²
SC population12.2%
ST population4.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 12.3%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.0%
Electricity16.4%
Sanitation12.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.3%
Health insurance13.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.

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