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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 191 · 2005 (Oct)
Dinapur
Winner — 2005 (Oct)
ASHA DEVI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 52.0%RJD 34.2%6 others 13.8%
Votes
49,989
52.0% share
Winning margin
17,162
17.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
38.8%
of 2,47,905
Dinapur is a safe seat — ASHA DEVI won by 17.9%.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.09 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASHA DEVI | NDA (NDA) | 49,989 | 52.0% |
| 2 | RAMANAND YADAV | 32,827 | 34.2% | |
| 3 | SURESH RAI | 7,914 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | RAJ NATH GUPTA | IND | 1,464 | 1.5% |
| 5 | BINAY CHAND | BSP | 1,304 | 1.4% |
| 6 | REKHA DEVI | LD | 928 | 1.0% |
| 7 | AJITABH KUMAR | IND | 913 | 0.9% |
| 8 | BIJAY KUMAR MEHTA | IJP | 771 | 0.8% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (98th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 25.2% · min 1.8% · max 78.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
98th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
196th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
146th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 52.0%RJD 34.2%LJP 8.2%OTH 5.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
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?
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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.