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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 171 · 2005 (Feb)Reserved (SC)
Sikandra
Winner — 2005 (Feb)
RAMESHWAR PASWAN
LJP· LJP-Congress alliance (UPA)
LJP 55.3%RJD 28.4%11 others 16.4%
Votes
64,122
55.3% share
Winning margin
31,189
26.9% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
51.0%
of 2,27,487
Sikandra is a safe seat — RAMESHWAR PASWAN won by 26.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMESHWAR PASWAN | LJP-Congress alliance (UPA) | 64,122 | 55.3% |
| 2 | PRAYAG CHOUDHARY | 32,933 | 28.4% | |
| 3 | BRAHAMDEO ANAND PASWAN | NDA | 6,058 | 5.2% |
| 4 | DEONATH DAS | BSP | 2,255 | 1.9% |
| 5 | KARU CHOUDHARY | IND | 1,959 | 1.7% |
| 6 | SADHU SHARAN SHAIL | AD | 1,685 | 1.5% |
| 7 | SHIVBALAK PASWAN | IND | 1,658 | 1.4% |
| 8 | KRISHNA RAJAK | 1,258 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | PRAPHULL KUMAR MANJHI | IND | 1,033 | 0.9% |
| 10 | RAM LAGAN PASWAN | IND | 919 | 0.8% |
| 11 | RAJNI KUMARI CHOUDHARY | 858 | 0.7% | |
| 12 | SUBHAS PASWAN | AJPF | 712 | 0.6% |
| 13 | RAM JEE CHOUDHARY | IND | 599 | 0.5% |
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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.
Low turnout (236th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe26.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 3.5% · max 32.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
236th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.8%
lowerhigher
5th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LJP 55.3%RJD 28.4%JD(U) 5.2%OTH 11.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,77,653
Density
1222 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,355 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.9%
Electricity20.8%
Sanitation30.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated75.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.0%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.0%
Clean cooking fuel41.0%
Health insurance12.8%
What's nearby?
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