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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 15 · 2005 (Oct)
Ghorasahan
Winner — 2005 (Oct)
LAXMI NARAYAN PRASAD YADAV
RJD· UPA (UPA)
RJD 31.8%JD(U) 31.0%4 others 37.2%
Votes
30,951
31.8% share
Winning margin
814
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
49.0%
of 1,98,424
Ghorasahan was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 814 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAXMI NARAYAN PRASAD YADAV | UPA (UPA) | 30,951 | 31.8% |
| 2 | PRAMOD KUMAR SINHA | NDA | 30,137 | 31.0% |
| 3 | NEK MAHAMAD | 29,050 | 29.9% | |
| 4 | OM PRAKASH KUMAR | 2,832 | 2.9% | |
| 5 | SURENDRA KUMAR | IND | 2,662 | 2.7% |
| 6 | ASHOK RAM | IND | 1,650 | 1.7% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (122nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.3% · max 42.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
122nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
44th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
101st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 31.8%JD(U) 31.0%LJP 29.9%OTH 7.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.14 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?
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