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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 172 · 2005 (Oct)
Lakhisarai
Winner — 2005 (Oct)
PHULENA SINGH
RJD· UPA (UPA)
RJD 40.3%BJP 40.2%9 others 19.5%
Votes
41,448
40.3% share
Winning margin
82
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
41.5%
of 2,48,298
Lakhisarai was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 82 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PHULENA SINGH | UPA (UPA) | 41,448 | 40.3% |
| 2 | VIJAY KUMAR SINHA | NDA | 41,366 | 40.2% |
| 3 | KRISHNACHANDRA PRASAD SINGH | 9,217 | 9.0% | |
| 4 | HARIHAR SINGH | IND | 2,676 | 2.6% |
| 5 | RAM GOPAL DROLIYA | BSP | 2,535 | 2.5% |
| 6 | PRAVEEN KUMAR | IND | 1,890 | 1.8% |
| 7 | SURESH SINGH | IND | 1,057 | 1.0% |
| 8 | MANOJ SINGH | IND | 968 | 0.9% |
| 9 | BINOD GOSWAMI | IND | 600 | 0.6% |
| 10 | SHAMBHU NATH SINGH | IND | 598 | 0.6% |
| 11 | PHULAN SINGH | IND | 565 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (240th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 0.1% · max 49.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
240th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
143rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
136th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 40.3%BJP 40.2%LJP 9.0%OTH 10.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.03 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,77,653
Density
1222 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,355 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.9%
Electricity20.8%
Sanitation30.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated75.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.0%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.0%
Clean cooking fuel41.0%
Health insurance12.8%
What's nearby?
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