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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 101 · 2005 (Oct)Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

DR. ASHOK KUMAR
INC· UPA (UPA)
INC 38.5%LJP 25.1%3 others 36.4%
Votes
32,764
38.5% share
Winning margin
11,441
13.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
39.5%
of 2,15,450

A clear win with a 13.4% margin.

Seat history

0 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR. ASHOK KUMAR
UPA (UPA)
32,76438.5%
2
RAM SEWAK HAZARI
21,32325.1%
3
JAIPRAKASH NARAYAN PASWAN
NDA
20,74424.4%
4
RAM BAHADUR BHARTI
IND
6,3137.4%
5
VINOD BHARTI
BSP
3,9324.6%

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

Average turnout (141st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 0.7% · max 46.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
141st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
75th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
199th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.5%LJP 25.1%JD(U) 24.4%IND 7.4%OTH 4.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/5

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.08 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,62,012
Density
1260 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,033 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.7%Muslim 17.0%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity16.5%
Sanitation20.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.8%
Women literate63.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.4%
Health insurance12.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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