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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

DR. AJAY KUMAR SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 39.7%LJP 31.0%4 others 29.3%
Votes
38,448
39.7% share
Winning margin
8,449
8.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
47.9%
of 2,02,251

A clear win with a 8.7% margin.

Seat history

1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR. AJAY KUMAR SINGH
NDA (NDA)
38,44839.7%
2
RAJNANDAN RAI
29,99931.0%
3
SAGIR AHMAD
22,94723.7%
4
MIR HASSAN
IND
2,4192.5%
5
RAJKUMARI SAHNI
1,8161.9%
6
KAMOD RAM
IND
1,1881.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

High turnout (22nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 1.9% · max 22.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
22nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
189th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
192nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 39.7%LJP 31.0%INC 23.7%OTH 5.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.17 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%

What's nearby?

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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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