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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

HARI NARAYAN SINGH
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 52.0%LJP 18.1%6 others 29.9%
Votes
37,186
52.0% share
Winning margin
24,256
33.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
43.3%
of 1,65,152

Chandi is a safe seat — HARI NARAYAN SINGH won by 33.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HARI NARAYAN SINGH
NDA (NDA)
37,18652.0%
2
NARESH KUMAR YADAV ALIAS NARO YADAV
12,93018.1%
3
ANIL SINGH
12,56017.6%
4
PARAMANAND PRASAD
CPI(ML)(L)
2,5643.6%
5
HARI MAHTO
IND
2,3693.3%
6
ADHIR KUMAR
IJP
1,6302.3%
7
ARJUN PRASAD
BSP
1,3551.9%
8
ARUN KUMAR SINGH
IND
8741.2%

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

Low turnout (241st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
33.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 2.8% · max 46.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
43%
lowerhigher
241st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
150th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
141st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 52.0%LJP 18.1%NCP 17.6%OTH 12.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

2 locations
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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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