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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 173 · 2005 (Oct)

Sheikhpura

Winner — 2005 (Oct)

SUNILA DEVI
INC· UPA (UPA)
INC 43.9%IND 28.7%4 others 27.4%
Votes
35,976
43.9% share
Winning margin
12,448
15.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
37.0%
of 2,21,152

Sheikhpura is a safe seat — SUNILA DEVI won by 15.2%.

Seat history

1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUNILA DEVI
UPA (UPA)
35,97643.9%
2
RINKU DEVI
IND
23,52828.7%
3
BIJAY KUMAR YADAV
NDA
14,83418.1%
4
SHANKAR PRASAD
IND
3,1053.8%
5
SHIVNANDAN PRASAD YADAV
BSP
2,3982.9%
6
KIRAN DEVI
2,0712.5%

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

Low turnout (198th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
15.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 2.4% · max 39.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
198th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
185th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.7%
lowerhigher
6th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.9%IND 28.7%JD(U) 18.1%OTH 9.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.07 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?

24 locations
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