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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 33 · 2005 (Feb)

Maharajganj

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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

DAMODAR SINGH
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 48.1%RJD 37.5%14 others 14.4%
Votes
39,293
48.1% share
Winning margin
8,658
10.6% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
45.5%
of 1,79,414

A clear win with a 10.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DAMODAR SINGH
JD(U)
NDA (NDA)
39,29348.1%
2
UMASHANKAR SINGH
RJD
30,63537.5%
3
SHAIYAD SHAHABUDIN
IND
2,0572.5%
4
SURENDRA RAM
IND
1,8952.3%
5
SHEODHARI DUBEY
INC
1,7192.1%
6
ANANDI DEVI
SAP
1,1211.4%
7
BANARASI RAM
IND
1,0091.2%
8
RAMESH KUMAR TIWARI
LJP
8771.1%
9
ASHOK KUMAR SHARMA
SP
5940.7%
10
SHIVCHAND RAM
IND
5280.6%
11
BISHUNDEO RAM
IND
4000.5%
12
CHANDRAGOKHULA PRASAD
CPI(ML)(L)
3860.5%
13
DEODHARI RAM
IND
3350.4%
14
ASHOK RAM
IND
3260.4%
15
ATISH SINGH
IND
2730.3%
16
ASHOK KUMAR PASWAN
IND
2510.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (91st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.8% · max 41.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
91st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
205th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
125th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 48.1%RJD 37.5%OTH 14.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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🏺Madhubani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Sikki Painting

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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