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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 66 · 2005 (Feb)
Sheohar
Winner — 2005 (Feb)
AJIT KUMAR JHA
RJD· RJD
RJD 26.7%JD(U) 21.1%14 others 52.1%
Votes
26,409
26.7% share
Winning margin
5,551
5.6% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
46.9%
of 2,10,776
A clear win with a 5.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJIT KUMAR JHA | RJD | 26,409 | 26.7% |
| 2 | THAKUR RATNAKAR | NDA | 20,858 | 21.1% |
| 3 | SARFUDDIN | 17,678 | 17.9% | |
| 4 | SANJAY KUMAR GUPTA | IND | 15,709 | 15.9% |
| 5 | RAM BABU SINGH | IND | 3,645 | 3.7% |
| 6 | JAI MANGAL CHAUDHARY | BSP | 2,974 | 3.0% |
| 7 | M. HUSNAIN | IND | 2,574 | 2.6% |
| 8 | SANJAY KUMAR VERMA | IND | 2,259 | 2.3% |
| 9 | AMRENDRA KUMAR SINGH | IND | 1,142 | 1.2% |
| 10 | VINOD KUMAR | IND | 1,117 | 1.1% |
| 11 | SHAMBHU PRASAD YADAV | IND | 1,021 | 1.0% |
| 12 | ABDUS SALAM | IND | 915 | 0.9% |
| 13 | MANISH KUMAR GUPTA | 850 | 0.9% | |
| 14 | KISHORI PASWAN | IND | 611 | 0.6% |
| 15 | RAVI SHANKAR SINGH | IND | 502 | 0.5% |
| 16 | NABAL KISHOR PRASAD YADAV | IND | 498 | 0.5% |
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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 (4th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.2% · max 29.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
4th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
174th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 26.7%JD(U) 21.1%LJP 17.9%IND 15.9%OTH 18.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,71,029
Density
1005 / km²
Sex ratio
919 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,057 km²
SC population8.6%
ST population5.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 54.9%Muslim 44.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.3%
Electricity9.9%
Sanitation17.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.9%
Children fully vaccinated73.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.9%
Children underweight (under 5)48.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.4%
Women literate49.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel16.9%
Health insurance8.4%
What's nearby?
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