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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 229 · 2005 (Feb)

Belaganj

Winner — 2005 (Feb)

SURENDRA PRASAD YADAV
RJD· RJD
RJD 55.8%LJP 33.9%8 others 10.3%
Votes
59,154
55.8% share
Winning margin
23,243
21.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
53.7%
of 1,97,448

Belaganj is a safe seat — SURENDRA PRASAD YADAV won by 21.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURENDRA PRASAD YADAV
RJD
59,15455.8%
2
MD. AMJAD
35,91133.9%
3
SUNIL KUMAR
3,1563.0%
4
MUKESH KUMAR
NDA
2,5722.4%
5
RAMANAND UPADHAYA
BSP
1,4881.4%
6
GANESH DAS
CPI(ML)(L)
1,2731.2%
7
AJAY KUMAR SINGH
IND
1,2551.2%
8
AWADHESH YADAV
IND
5940.6%
9
MD. ABUL LAIS
IND
3290.3%
10
ARBIND MISHRA
IND
2730.3%

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.

Average turnout (86th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
21.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.4% · max 51.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
86th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
91st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
37th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 55.8%LJP 33.9%OTH 10.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
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?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom/Garments🏺Stone Art🏺Tilkut
Ancient stupa and other remains locally known as Sujata garh

Ancient stupa and other remains locally known as Sujata garh

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient stupa and other remains locally known as Sujata garh

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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