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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 98 · 2005 (Feb)

Dalsinghsarai

Winner — 2005 (Feb)

SHEEL KUMAR ROY
LJP· LJP-Congress alliance (UPA)
LJP 45.1%RJD 33.0%5 others 21.9%
Votes
52,497
45.1% share
Winning margin
14,036
12.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
50.6%
of 2,30,174

A clear win with a 12.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHEEL KUMAR ROY
LJP-Congress alliance (UPA)
52,49745.1%
2
RAM LAKHAN MAHTO
38,46133.0%
3
DR. KRISHNA MURARI SAH
NDA
10,2968.8%
4
VIJAYWANT KUMAR CHAUDHARY
IND
6,0675.2%
5
KANTA DEVI
BSP
4,3603.7%
6
MD. NAUSAD
2,6982.3%
7
GHANSHYAM BHARTI
IND
2,0381.8%

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 (45th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 2.2% · max 43.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
45th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
176th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
73rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LJP 45.1%RJD 33.0%JD(U) 8.8%IND 5.2%OTH 7.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️Shahi LitchiGI🏷️Sujini EmbroideryGI

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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