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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 237 · 2005 (Feb)Reserved (SC)
Fatehpur
Winner — 2005 (Feb)
AJAY PASWAN
RJD· RJD
RJD 33.9%LJP 27.8%10 others 38.4%
Votes
36,231
33.9% share
Winning margin
6,546
6.1% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
50.2%
of 2,12,973
A clear win with a 6.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJAY PASWAN | RJD | 36,231 | 33.9% |
| 2 | SHYAM DEO PASWAN | 29,685 | 27.8% | |
| 3 | JITAN RAM MANJHI | NDA | 23,465 | 21.9% |
| 4 | RAJ KUMAR MANJHI | IND | 9,539 | 8.9% |
| 5 | RAM AADHAR CHOUDHARY | IND | 1,700 | 1.6% |
| 6 | SHIV SHANKAR CHOUDHARY | IND | 1,338 | 1.3% |
| 7 | CHANDRA MANJHI | IND | 1,138 | 1.1% |
| 8 | NARESH RAM | IND | 951 | 0.9% |
| 9 | VIJAY PRASAD | BSP | 946 | 0.9% |
| 10 | RAM NARESH PRASAD | IND | 919 | 0.9% |
| 11 | RAJENDRA RAJVANSHI | AD | 619 | 0.6% |
| 12 | DHANANJAY PASWAN | IND | 398 | 0.4% |
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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 (239th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 1.4% · max 55.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
239th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.43
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
138th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 33.9%LJP 27.8%JD(U) 21.9%IND 8.9%OTH 7.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,19,146
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,494 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Muslim 11.0%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation22.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate62.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Clean cooking fuel40.7%
Health insurance8.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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