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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

SHIVANAND TIWARI
RJD· RJD
RJD 34.5%LJP 24.9%10 others 40.6%
Votes
36,085
34.5% share
Winning margin
9,982
9.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
46.4%
of 2,25,867

A clear win with a 9.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHIVANAND TIWARI
RJD
36,08534.5%
2
DHARMPAL SINGH
26,10324.9%
3
SOBHA DEVI
NDA
21,21320.3%
4
KRISHNA BIHARI SINGH
IND
7,4087.1%
5
SHIVJEE YADAV
4,0473.9%
6
SUDAMA RAI
BSP
2,6042.5%
7
PUNAM TIWARI
IND
1,9621.9%
8
SHREE KRISHNA KUMAR RAI
RKSP
1,6091.5%
9
TRIBHUWAN OJHA
IND
1,5501.5%
10
DR. GAUTAM OJHA
IND
8190.8%
11
KALIKA SINGH
IND
7740.7%
12
AKHILESHWAR TIWARI
ABJS
5100.5%

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 (220th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 1.6% · max 38.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
220th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
187th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
198th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 34.5%LJP 24.9%JD(U) 20.3%IND 7.1%OTH 13.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,06,352
Density
1002 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,703 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population1.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 6.2%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity17.8%
Sanitation24.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.6%
Children underweight (under 5)45.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.2%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance11.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hand Embroidery🏺Mentha🏺Sonachud Rice

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