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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

ANANT KUMAR SINGH
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 39.7%LJP 36.6%9 others 23.8%
Votes
35,877
39.7% share
Winning margin
2,835
3.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
43.8%
of 2,06,377

A closely fought contest. ANANT KUMAR SINGH won with a 3.1% margin.

Seat history

4 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ANANT KUMAR SINGH
NDA (NDA)
35,87739.7%
2
NALINI RANJAN SHARMA
33,04236.6%
3
GURUJIT SINGH
6,8347.6%
4
AJAY MAHTO
5,0515.6%
5
VIJAYANAND PASWAN SHASTRI
IND
3,0153.3%
6
MITHALESH PASWAN
IND
1,4081.6%
7
MOHAMMAD ZAKIR HUSSEN
IJP
1,3671.5%
8
BIJENDRA KUMAR
IND
1,1861.3%
9
LOKNATH MAHTO
IND
1,0001.1%
10
NARESH MAHTO
BSP
9311.0%
11
JITENDRA KUMAR
IND
6850.8%

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

Low turnout (243rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.7% · min 2.0% · max 58.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
40%
lowerhigher
243rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
220th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
232nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 39.7%LJP 36.6%INC 7.6%SHS 5.6%OTH 10.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.02 Cr

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?

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.

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