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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 173 · 2005 (Feb)

Sheikhpura

Winner — 2005 (Feb)

SUNILA DEVI
INC· LJP-Congress alliance (UPA)
INC 37.6%JD(U) 18.4%10 others 44.0%
Votes
32,198
37.6% share
Winning margin
16,413
19.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
38.7%
of 2,21,152

Sheikhpura is a safe seat — SUNILA DEVI won by 19.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUNILA DEVI
LJP-Congress alliance (UPA)
32,19837.6%
2
RINKU DEVI
NDA
15,78518.4%
3
RANDHIR KUMAR
IND
10,18511.9%
4
SHAMBHU KUMAR
IND
8,4599.9%
5
VIJAY KUMAR YADAV
IND
8,0009.3%
6
NAGESHWAR PRASAD YADAV
IND
2,9473.4%
7
CHAMAK LAL SAHNI
BSP
2,7713.2%
8
SUDAMA PRASAD
IND
1,9832.3%
9
SURENDRA RAUM
1,2971.5%
10
SHANKAR PRASAD
IND
8461.0%
11
SHULEKHA DEVI
IND
6530.8%
12
KAUSHLENDRA KUMAR
IND
5150.6%

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.

Low turnout (198th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
19.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 2.4% · max 39.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
198th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
185th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.7%
lowerhigher
6th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.6%JD(U) 18.4%IND 11.9%IND 9.9%IND 9.3%OTH 12.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

24 locations
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