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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

JAGDISH SHARMA
IND
IND 55.5%RJD 30.5%4 others 14.0%
Votes
55,262
55.5% share
Winning margin
24,873
25.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
48.1%
of 2,07,048

Ghosi is a safe seat — JAGDISH SHARMA won by 25.0%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAGDISH SHARMA
IND
55,26255.5%
2
AJAY SINGH
30,38930.5%
3
KUNTI DEVI
CPI(ML)(L)
10,76910.8%
4
SURYADEO PRASAD
BSP
1,2811.3%
5
SADHU SINHA
AD
9661.0%
6
ABHAY KUMAR ANIL
IND
8970.9%

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.

High turnout (36th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
25.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 2.7% · max 31.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
36th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
178th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
104th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 55.5%RJD 30.5%CPI(ML)(L) 10.8%OTH 3.2%

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?

1 location
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