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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH
CPI· LJP-Left alliance
CPI 35.4%BJP 30.3%6 others 34.4%
Votes
34,102
35.4% share
Winning margin
4,957
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
44.3%
of 2,17,534

A clear win with a 5.2% margin.

Seat history

3 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH
LJP-Left alliance
34,10235.4%
2
SURENDRA MEHTA
NDA
29,14530.3%
3
DINESH PRASAD SINGH
16,17416.8%
4
NAND KISHORE SINGH
IND
7,0597.3%
5
MAHENDRA SAHNI
2,6252.7%
6
UMESH PRASAD SINGH
IND
2,5942.7%
7
RAM NARESH PRASAD SINGH
IND
2,4602.6%
8
PRASHANT KUMAR SINGH
BSP
2,1832.3%

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

Low turnout (235th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.1% · max 42.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
235th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.0%
lowerhigher
19th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 35.4%BJP 30.3%CPM 16.8%IND 7.3%OTH 10.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.11 Cr

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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mentha
Ancestral house of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first president of india

Ancestral house of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first president of india

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancestral house of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first president of india

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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