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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 185 · 2005 (Oct)

Bakhtiarpur

Winner — 2005 (Oct)

VINODE YADAV
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 40.2%RJD 36.8%6 others 23.0%
Votes
35,774
40.2% share
Winning margin
3,055
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
41.1%
of 2,16,548

A closely fought contest. VINODE YADAV won with a 3.4% margin.

Seat history

4 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.09 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VINODE YADAV
NDA (NDA)
35,77440.2%
2
ANIRUDH KUMAR
32,71936.8%
3
LAL KRISHNA YADAV
9,71810.9%
4
PRAMOD KUMAR NIRALA
BSP
3,7624.2%
5
MD. SARFARAJ AHMAD
IND
2,9363.3%
6
KUMAR INDRADEO PRASAD
1,5921.8%
7
RAM JATAN CHAUDHARY
IND
1,4121.6%
8
DAYANAND PASWAN
IND
9991.1%

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

Average turnout (103rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 0.5% · max 52.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
103rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
112th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
91st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 40.2%RJD 36.8%LJP 10.9%OTH 12.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.09 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
Known forDISTRICT
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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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