Back to Bihar 2005 (Oct) map
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 12 · 2005 (Oct)
Motihari
Winner — 2005 (Oct)
PRAMOD KUMAR
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 45.3%RJD 28.6%11 others 26.1%
Votes
56,119
45.3% share
Winning margin
20,703
16.7% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
49.7%
of 2,49,145
Motihari is a safe seat — PRAMOD KUMAR won by 16.7%.
Seat history
4 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRAMOD KUMAR | NDA (NDA) | 56,119 | 45.3% |
| 2 | RAMA DEVI | 35,416 | 28.6% | |
| 3 | SURESH SAHANI (SAROTTAR) | 18,393 | 14.9% | |
| 4 | SURESH SAHANI (HATHIYAHI) | IND | 3,083 | 2.5% |
| 5 | SAMBHU RAI | CPI(ML)(L) | 2,218 | 1.8% |
| 6 | MAHENDRA PRASAD SINGH | BSP | 1,651 | 1.3% |
| 7 | VIJAY KUMAR GUPTA | IND | 1,472 | 1.2% |
| 8 | UDAYSHANKAR PASWAN | IND | 1,459 | 1.2% |
| 9 | RAJU VAITHA | IJP | 1,197 | 1.0% |
| 10 | YOGENDRA BAITHA | IND | 888 | 0.7% |
| 11 | KISUN PASWAN | IND | 745 | 0.6% |
| 12 | SUMIT KUMAR MITRA | 692 | 0.6% | |
| 13 | ARVIND KUMAR SINHA | IND | 514 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (26th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.7% · max 35.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
26th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
208th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
49th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.3%RJD 28.6%LJP 14.9%OTH 11.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.02 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️LitchiGI🏺Seep Buttons
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.