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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

JAI NANDAN PRASAD YADAV
RJD· RJD
RJD 27.7%BJP 20.1%15 others 52.2%
Votes
26,012
27.7% share
Winning margin
7,181
7.7% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
46.6%
of 2,01,324

A clear win with a 7.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAI NANDAN PRASAD YADAV
RJD
RJD
26,01227.7%
2
BAIDYANATH PRASAD
BJP
NDA
18,83120.1%
3
RAVINDRA PRASAD SAHI
LJP
17,89919.1%
4
MD. EKRAMUL HAQUE
INC
7,5548.1%
5
NAGENDRA PRASAD YADAV
IND
5,9696.4%
6
ARJUN MANDAL
BSP
BSP
5,9136.3%
7
SHYAM NARAYAN MANDAL
IND
2,2622.4%
8
AJAY KUMAR
IND
1,3761.5%
9
MAHESHWAR PASWAN
IND
1,2561.3%
10
INDAL SINGH
IND
1,1651.2%
11
MOHAN CHOWDHARY
IND
1,1511.2%
12
VIJAY KUMAR
IND
8090.9%
13
HARI KISHOR RAM
IND
8000.9%
14
SHANKAR PASWAN
IND
7630.8%
15
MANISH CHANDRA JHA
IND
7370.8%
16
KRISHNA DEV RAI
IND
7330.8%
17
GYANENDRA KR. GUPTA
IND
5480.6%

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 (117th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.5% · max 41.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
117th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
183rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
32nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 27.7%BJP 20.1%LJP 19.1%INC 8.1%IND 6.4%BSP 6.3%OTH 12.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,01,762
Density
1120 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,788 km²
SC population17.3%
ST population0.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.6%Muslim 12.1%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.6%
Electricity5.8%
Sanitation13.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.7%
Women literate47.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel13.4%
Health insurance9.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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