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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 105 · 2005 (Oct)

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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

BHOLA SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 36.3%CPI 25.3%5 others 38.5%
Votes
39,768
36.3% share
Winning margin
12,035
11.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
47.7%
of 2,29,749

A clear win with a 11.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHOLA SINGH
NDA (NDA)
39,76836.3%
2
KAMLI MAHATO
27,73325.3%
3
UPENDER SINGH
19,93718.2%
4
RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH
14,93013.6%
5
RABINDRA KUMAR
IND
2,9382.7%
6
NARAYAN PRASAD HISARIA
BSP
2,3972.2%
7
MD. AHATASHAMUL HAQUE ANSARI
IND
1,9671.8%

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

Low turnout (219th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 1.2% · max 38.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
219th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
203rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
161st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 36.3%CPI 25.3%LJP 18.2%CPM 13.6%OTH 6.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,30,464
Density
1501 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population2.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.5%
Electricity9.7%
Sanitation22.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated76.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Clean cooking fuel48.0%
Health insurance8.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mentha

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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