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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 28 · 2005 (Feb)

Goreakothi

Winner — 2005 (Feb)

BHUMENDRA NARAIAN SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 36.0%RJD 34.6%13 others 29.4%
Votes
30,637
36.0% share
Winning margin
1,229
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
47.4%
of 1,79,367

Goreakothi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 1,229 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHUMENDRA NARAIAN SINGH
NDA (NDA)
30,63736.0%
2
INDRADEO PRASAD
29,40834.6%
3
MD.RAFI
5,9547.0%
4
NEYAJUDIN KHAN
BSP
3,8454.5%
5
ABIDUL FATAH
IND
3,4554.1%
6
HRIDYANAND SINGH
IND
2,2632.7%
7
NIRANJAN TIWARI
IND
2,1012.5%
8
CHATURGUN PRASAD CHAUHAN
AD
1,5601.8%
9
NAGENDRA YADAV
IND
1,3971.6%
10
MD.NAIM
IND
1,0561.2%
11
RIZAWAN AHMAD
9661.1%
12
DHARAMEDEO CHAUBEY
IND
7990.9%
13
TARKESHWAR SINGH
IND
6170.7%
14
RAMAVTAR YADAV
CPI(ML)(L)
6030.7%
15
MUNIMANGAL DEO SHASHTRI
BMP
3970.5%

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 (73rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 1.8% · max 41.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
73rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
221st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
208th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 36.0%RJD 34.6%LJP 7.0%OTH 22.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,23,574
Density
1492 / km²
Sex ratio
899 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,294 km²
SC population11.8%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.1%Muslim 21.6%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation20.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate51.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.8%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance20.7%

What's nearby?

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