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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 175 · 2005 (Feb)

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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

JITENDRA KUMAR
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 40.5%RJD 36.4%11 others 23.1%
Votes
31,387
40.5% share
Winning margin
3,211
4.1% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
39.4%
of 1,96,594

A closely fought contest. JITENDRA KUMAR won with a 4.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JITENDRA KUMAR
NDA (NDA)
31,38740.5%
2
DR. KUMAR PUSHPANJAY
28,17636.4%
3
MUKESH KUMAR
10,88814.1%
4
SUDHIR PANDEY
IND
1,4191.8%
5
SUREN DAAS
BSP
1,1651.5%
6
KRISHNA BALLABH PRASAD SINGH
IND
8371.1%
7
SANJAY PASWAN
IND
7210.9%
8
SHAILENDRA KUMAR
IND
6750.9%
9
NAUSHAD
IND
6330.8%
10
MANOJ PRASAD SINGH
IND
4940.6%
11
KIRAN DEVI
4020.5%
12
BHUSHAN SINGH
IND
3270.4%
13
VIDYA SAGAR SINGH
IND
2880.4%

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 (186th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.0% · max 24.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
186th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
195th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
89th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 40.5%RJD 36.4%LJP 14.1%OTH 9.0%

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?

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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