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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 119 · 2005 (Oct)

Simri-Bakhtiarpur

Winner — 2005 (Oct)

DINESH CHANDRA YADAV
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 46.0%INC 37.4%3 others 16.6%
Votes
43,246
46.0% share
Winning margin
8,062
8.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
45.4%
of 2,06,867

A clear win with a 8.6% margin.

Seat history

1 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.01 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DINESH CHANDRA YADAV
NDA (NDA)
43,24646.0%
2
CH. MEHBOOB ALI KAISER
35,18437.4%
3
OMPRAKASH NARAYAN
9,40710.0%
4
LAXMI KANT SHARMA
3,6683.9%
5
GAYANAND MUKTIBODH
BSP
2,4842.6%

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

Average turnout (160th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 0.2% · max 44.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
160th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.84
fewer partiesmore parties
61st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
177th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 46.0%INC 37.4%CPI 10.0%OTH 6.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/5

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.01 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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