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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

LAL BABU RAY
IND
IND 36.8%RJD 23.1%18 others 40.0%
Votes
29,424
36.8% share
Winning margin
10,967
13.7% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
43.9%
of 1,81,745

A clear win with a 13.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LAL BABU RAY
IND
29,42436.8%
2
YADU BANSHI RAY
18,45723.1%
3
RAM KUMAR SINGH
NDA
12,02415.1%
4
SHEO PUJAN PRASAD RAI
IND
3,8494.8%
5
BIGAN MANJHI
IND
2,7093.4%
6
VIJAY KUMAR
2,3342.9%
7
RITLAL MANJHI
BSP
1,6402.1%
8
SHIO KUMAR RAM
IND
1,0501.3%
9
VAKIL RAM
IND
1,0261.3%
10
SHASHI BHUSHAN OJHA
IND
1,0021.3%
11
MUSTAFFA AZAD
IND
9631.2%
12
PRATAP KUMAR SINGH
LSD
9251.2%
13
ASHWANI KR.
8091.0%
14
MAHESH PRASAD RAI
IND
7460.9%
15
HARESH PRASAD
IND
6260.8%
16
BRAJ BEHARI KUAR
IND
5080.6%
17
UMESH SINGH
IND
4970.6%
18
BHAGERAN RAM
IND
4840.6%
19
FAZAL HAQUE
AD
4220.5%
20
NIRMALA SINGH
IND
3700.5%

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 (177th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 3.4% · max 44.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
177th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
74th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
84th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 36.8%RJD 23.1%JD(U) 15.1%OTH 25.0%

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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