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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

SRIKANT NIRALA
RJD· RJD
RJD 37.5%JD(U) 29.2%17 others 33.2%
Votes
37,911
37.5% share
Winning margin
8,394
8.3% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
46.9%
of 2,15,323

A clear win with a 8.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SRIKANT NIRALA
RJD
37,91137.5%
2
SACCHIDANAND RAI
NDA
29,51729.2%
3
SUNIL KUMAR SINHA
8,7468.7%
4
PAPPU SINGH
5,6765.6%
5
KAMESHWAR KUMAR
4,3214.3%
6
BIRENDRA PRASAD SINGH
IND
2,4932.5%
7
KUMAR VIRENDRA YADAV
BSP
1,9932.0%
8
RAJA BABU
CPI(ML)(L)
1,9291.9%
9
RANA PRATAP SINGH
IND
1,6771.7%
10
NARENDRA KUMAR
SHSP
1,3651.4%
11
UMAKANT CHOUDHARY
RSBP
9100.9%
12
,RAM PRIT SINGH YADAV
IND
7830.8%
13
DINESH KUMAR SINGH
IND
7540.7%
14
SURENDRA RAM
IND
6520.6%
15
SARYU PRASAD
IND
6360.6%
16
KAMAL KANT
IND
6070.6%
17
DEONAND RAI
IND
4900.5%
18
BALMIKI SINGH
AD
2990.3%
19
SHARMA RAM
IND
2490.2%

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.

Average turnout (192nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.8% · min 0.0% · max 65.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
192nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
62nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 37.5%JD(U) 29.2%INC 8.7%SP 5.6%OTH 19.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%

What's nearby?

1 location
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