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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 61 · 2005 (Feb)
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Winner — 2005 (Feb)
MAHESHWAR PASAD YADAV
RJD· RJD
RJD 35.8%JD(U) 23.6%12 others 40.6%
Votes
31,969
35.8% share
Winning margin
10,892
12.2% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
47.3%
of 1,88,769
A clear win with a 12.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHESHWAR PASAD YADAV | RJD | 31,969 | 35.8% |
| 2 | ASHOK KUMAR SINGH | NDA | 21,077 | 23.6% |
| 3 | VAKIL SAHANI | IND | 10,214 | 11.4% |
| 4 | BAKHTIYAR AHMAD | 8,442 | 9.5% | |
| 5 | VIJYA SINGH | IND | 4,715 | 5.3% |
| 6 | RAM BABU SUNGH | BSP | 2,713 | 3.0% |
| 7 | MD. SOHAIL | IND | 2,451 | 2.7% |
| 8 | JITENDRA YADAV | CPI(ML)(L) | 2,149 | 2.4% |
| 9 | SATYA NARAYAN MANDAL | 1,287 | 1.4% | |
| 10 | AJAY SINGH | 1,154 | 1.3% | |
| 11 | SANJEEV KUMAR | IND | 902 | 1.0% |
| 12 | MIRA DEVI | 888 | 1.0% | |
| 13 | RAMBHA SINHA | IND | 825 | 0.9% |
| 14 | CHANDAN KUMAR SINGH | 502 | 0.6% |
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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.
High turnout (13th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 2.1% · max 30.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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13th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
232nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.8%
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22nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 35.8%JD(U) 23.6%IND 11.4%SP 9.5%IND 5.3%OTH 14.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
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