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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 18 · 2005 (Oct)
Kesariya
Winner — 2005 (Oct)
RAJESH KUMAR RAUSHAN URF BABLOO DEO
RJD· UPA (UPA)
RJD 35.2%JD(U) 34.1%10 others 30.7%
Votes
31,090
35.2% share
Winning margin
978
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
43.2%
of 2,04,201
Kesariya was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 978 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJESH KUMAR RAUSHAN URF BABLOO DEO | UPA (UPA) | 31,090 | 35.2% |
| 2 | RAZIA KHATOON | NDA | 30,112 | 34.1% |
| 3 | RABINDRA PRATAP SINGH | 7,018 | 8.0% | |
| 4 | RAMAYAN SINGH | 4,619 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | POONAM DEVI | BSP | 4,200 | 4.8% |
| 6 | MOHAMMAD ZAFFARULLAH | IND | 3,004 | 3.4% |
| 7 | LAKSHMAN SINGH | IND | 2,105 | 2.4% |
| 8 | RAM SARAN PRASAD YADAV | IND | 1,887 | 2.1% |
| 9 | JAGNARAYAN PASWAN | IND | 1,611 | 1.8% |
| 10 | NAVEEN KUMAR SINGH | 934 | 1.1% | |
| 11 | BHIKHARI PASWAN | IND | 930 | 1.1% |
| 12 | NURUL AIN ANSARI | IND | 746 | 0.8% |
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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 (102nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 1.1% · max 26.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
102nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
163rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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200th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 35.2%JD(U) 34.1%LJP 8.0%CPI 5.2%OTH 17.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/12
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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