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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 161 · 2005 (Oct)
Tarapur
Winner — 2005 (Oct)
SHAKUNI CHAUDHURY
RJD· UPA (UPA)
RJD 41.4%JD(U) 40.6%4 others 18.0%
Votes
32,828
41.4% share
Winning margin
611
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
42.8%
of 1,85,186
Tarapur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 611 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKUNI CHAUDHURY | UPA (UPA) | 32,828 | 41.4% |
| 2 | RAJEEV KUMAR SINGH | NDA | 32,217 | 40.6% |
| 3 | ANIL KUMAR SINGH | 8,908 | 11.2% | |
| 4 | SANJAY KUMAR SINGH | BSP | 2,260 | 2.8% |
| 5 | BHARAT MANDAL | IND | 2,046 | 2.6% |
| 6 | DEO PRAKASH SINGH | SJP(R) | 1,068 | 1.3% |
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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.
High turnout (27th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 0.8% · max 42.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
27th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
111th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
229th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 41.4%JD(U) 40.6%LJP 11.2%OTH 6.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,34,763
Density
674 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,020 km²
SC population12.2%
ST population4.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 12.3%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.0%
Electricity16.4%
Sanitation12.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.3%
Health insurance13.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.