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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 2 · 2005 (Feb)Reserved (SC)

Bagha

Winner — 2005 (Feb)

PURNAMASI RAM
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 49.0%RJD 22.8%10 others 28.2%
Votes
59,151
49.0% share
Winning margin
31,670
26.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
50.9%
of 2,37,157

Bagha is a safe seat — PURNAMASI RAM won by 26.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PURNAMASI RAM
NDA (NDA)
59,15149.0%
2
NARESH RAM
27,48122.8%
3
SURESH RAM
16,17513.4%
4
DINANATH RAM
BSP
3,4872.9%
5
RAMBHA DEVI
3,3842.8%
6
VISHWANATH RAM
IND
2,3932.0%
7
RAM PRAWESH RAM
1,9971.7%
8
RAMASHANKAR BHAGAT
IND
1,5541.3%
9
CHHOTE LAL RAM
CPI(ML)(L)
1,5031.2%
10
DINESH CHANDRA RAM
IND
1,3551.1%
11
SUGRIM RAM
1,1591.0%
12
RAMASHISH BAITHA
IND
1,0980.9%

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 (70th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
26.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.5% · min 8.3% · max 54.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
70th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
215th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
210th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 49.0%RJD 22.8%SP 13.4%OTH 14.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,35,042
Density
753 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,228 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population6.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.0%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.8%
Electricity8.1%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated62.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.4%
Health insurance20.0%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Marcha Chura🏺Ready made Garments

Rampurva

Heritage SiteWikidata
🏛️

Ashoka column

🏛️MonumentASI

Ashoka column

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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