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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 226 · 2005 (Feb)

Makhdumpur

Winner — 2005 (Feb)

RAMASHRAY PRASAD SINGH
LJP· LJP-Congress alliance (UPA)
LJP 45.9%RJD 41.1%10 others 13.0%
Votes
44,050
45.9% share
Winning margin
4,571
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
48.6%
of 1,97,749

A closely fought contest. RAMASHRAY PRASAD SINGH won with a 4.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMASHRAY PRASAD SINGH
LJP-Congress alliance (UPA)
44,05045.9%
2
BAGI KUMAR VARMA
39,47941.1%
3
SHEO RATAN SINGH
CPI(ML)(L)
2,4722.6%
4
SHANTNU PASWAN
BSP
1,9492.0%
5
SHYAM KISHOR SHARMA
NDA
1,8752.0%
6
MAHENDRA PRASAD YADAV
IND
1,8461.9%
7
SANJAY KUMAR
IND
1,2801.3%
8
RAMA KANT SHARMA
IND
9471.0%
9
RANJAN KUMAR
IND
8890.9%
10
CHITRANJAN KUMAR
IND
7080.7%
11
MANOJ KUMAR
IND
3250.3%
12
TRIPURARI SHARAN
IND
2030.2%

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 (52nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 2.4% · max 52.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
52nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.82
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.4%
lowerhigher
12th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LJP 45.9%RJD 41.1%OTH 13.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,91,418
Density
883 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,976 km²
SC population30.4%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity16.3%
Sanitation24.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.6%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.4%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate59.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.8%
Clean cooking fuel34.7%
Health insurance9.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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