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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 242 · 2005 (Feb)

Warsaliganj

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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

ARUNA DEVI
LJP· LJP-Congress alliance (UPA)
LJP 50.5%IND 43.3%12 others 6.2%
Votes
60,999
50.5% share
Winning margin
8,716
7.2% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
55.1%
of 2,19,321

A clear win with a 7.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARUNA DEVI
LJP
LJP-Congress alliance (UPA)
60,99950.5%
2
PRADIP KUMAR
IND
52,28343.3%
3
PRATIMA DEVI
IND
2,0351.7%
4
RAMASHRAY PRASAD
RJD
1,3861.1%
5
PRAMOD KUMAR
CPI(ML)(L)
7250.6%
6
SHAMBHU SARAN PRASAD
IND
5680.5%
7
SHEETAL PRASAD
IND
5500.5%
8
SUPENDRA PASWAN
IND
4570.4%
9
BABAR ALI
BSP
BSP
4380.4%
10
CHANDO RAVIDAS
IND
4090.3%
11
SITARAM PRASAD
IND
2630.2%
12
TANIK MOCHI
IND
2500.2%
13
RAM RATAN PRASAD
JD(U)
NDA
2160.2%
14
ARJUN PRASAD
IND
1860.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (59th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.6% · max 36.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
59th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
103rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
105th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LJP 50.5%IND 43.3%OTH 6.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,60,405
Density
568 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,098 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population4.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.7%Muslim 12.4%Other 1.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity10.6%
Sanitation14.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.0%
Children underweight (under 5)37.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.2%
Women literate48.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance14.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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