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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 198 · 2005 (Feb)
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Winner — 2005 (Feb)
AMRENDRA PRATAP SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 37.5%RJD 25.0%13 others 37.4%
Votes
42,761
37.5% share
Winning margin
14,247
12.5% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
45.6%
of 2,49,988
A clear win with a 12.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMRENDRA PRATAP SINGH | NDA (NDA) | 42,761 | 37.5% |
| 2 | D. NAWAJ ALAM | 28,514 | 25.0% | |
| 3 | SUDAMA PRASAD | CPI(ML)(L) | 22,773 | 20.0% |
| 4 | SATENDRA NARAYAN SINGH | 8,505 | 7.5% | |
| 5 | ABDUL MALLIC | IND | 2,979 | 2.6% |
| 6 | TRETA SAWALIYA SINGH | BSP | 1,559 | 1.4% |
| 7 | SURENDRA RAM | IND | 1,145 | 1.0% |
| 8 | MUKHIYA RAM | IND | 1,076 | 0.9% |
| 9 | NAND KISHORE SINGH | 996 | 0.9% | |
| 10 | AJIT KUMAR SINGH | SJP(R) | 821 | 0.7% |
| 11 | BIDAYA NIWAS SINGH | IND | 671 | 0.6% |
| 12 | RAKESH KUMAR | IND | 646 | 0.6% |
| 13 | RAM SAKAL SINGH | 570 | 0.5% | |
| 14 | BHARAT BHUSAN PANDEY | ABJS | 535 | 0.5% |
| 15 | BALENDU SHEKHAR GUPTA | IND | 340 | 0.3% |
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 (232nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 1.2% · max 44.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
232nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
186th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
201st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 37.5%RJD 25.0%CPI(ML)(L) 20.0%INC 7.5%OTH 10.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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