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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

RAJ KISHOR PRASAD URF PAPPU YADAV
RJD· UPA (UPA)
RJD 36.3%BJP 36.3%6 others 27.4%
Votes
38,724
36.4% share
Winning margin
80
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
50.1%
of 2,12,654

Katoria was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 80 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

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

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJ KISHOR PRASAD URF PAPPU YADAV
UPA (UPA)
38,72436.3%
2
MANOJ YADAV
NDA
38,64436.3%
3
SATYANARAYAN YADAV
10,0249.4%
4
UMESH PRASAD YADAV
IND
5,1544.8%
5
MANJUR KHAN
BSP
4,9274.6%
6
BAICHU YADAV
IND
4,6894.4%
7
BIKRAM PRATAP SINGH
IND
2,6072.4%
8
JANARDAN MISTRI
IND
1,7631.7%

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

Average turnout (62nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.1% · max 54.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
62nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
117th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
74th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 36.3%BJP 36.3%LJP 9.4%OTH 18.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.11 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,37,766
Density
1182 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population2.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.9%Muslim 17.7%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.2%
Electricity31.0%
Sanitation33.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated66.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.0%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.4%
Clean cooking fuel49.2%
Health insurance16.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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