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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

ANANT KUMAR SINGH
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 36.9%LJP 35.0%10 others 28.0%
Votes
35,783
37.0% share
Winning margin
1,869
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
46.9%
of 2,06,377

Mokameh was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 1,869 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ANANT KUMAR SINGH
NDA (NDA)
35,78337.0%
2
NALINI RANJAN SHARMA
33,91435.0%
3
SHYAM SUNDAR SINGH
9,77410.1%
4
MITHILESH YADAV
IND
5,4905.7%
5
BIHARI MAHTO
BSP
4,8205.0%
6
VINAY KUMAR
IND
2,4142.5%
7
ANJANI KUMAR SINHA
IND
1,1411.2%
8
MITHLESH PASWAN
IND
9881.0%
9
NAGESHWAR RAJAK
IND
8100.8%
10
RAM EKBAL DAS
IND
6670.7%
11
KAILASH PRASAD
IND
6210.6%
12
ARVIND KUMAR
IND
4190.4%

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.

Low turnout (243rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.7% · min 2.0% · max 58.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
40%
lowerhigher
243rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
220th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
232nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 37.0%LJP 35.0%RJD 10.1%IND 5.7%OTH 12.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%

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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