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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

JANAK SINGH
LJP· LJP-Congress alliance (UPA)
LJP 27.8%RJD 27.2%13 others 45.1%
Votes
22,241
27.8% share
Winning margin
498
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
43.6%
of 1,83,510

Taraiya was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 498 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JANAK SINGH
LJP-Congress alliance (UPA)
22,24127.8%
2
RAMDAS ROY
21,74327.2%
3
SHAILENDRA PRATAP
NDA
11,55714.4%
4
KAMALA PRASAD SINGH
IND
9,34911.7%
5
CHHOTE LAL YADAV
BSP
2,6903.4%
6
SATYENDRA KR. SAHANI
CPI(ML)(L)
1,7942.2%
7
SUNIL SINGH
IND
1,6992.1%
8
JAY PRAKASH KUSHWAHA
IND
1,5501.9%
9
SARDHA RAY
IND
1,3911.7%
10
VIRENDRA YADAV
IND
1,2171.5%
11
BIRENDRA RAM
IND
1,1001.4%
12
NAND KISHOR SINGH
1,0081.3%
13
RANANJAY KUMAR
IND
9281.2%
14
ATUL KUMAR SINGH
IND
9021.1%
15
INDU BHUSHAN SINGH
IND
8841.1%

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 (215th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 0.2% · max 59.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
215th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
125th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
139th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LJP 27.8%RJD 27.2%BJP 14.4%IND 11.7%OTH 18.9%

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?

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