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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 209 · 2005 (Oct)
Dinara
Winner — 2005 (Oct)
SITA SUNDARI DEVI
BSP· BSP
BSP 37.6%JD(U) 36.8%7 others 25.5%
Votes
41,938
37.6% share
Winning margin
884
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
54.0%
of 2,06,327
Dinara was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 884 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SITA SUNDARI DEVI | BSP | 41,938 | 37.6% |
| 2 | RAMDHANI SINGH | NDA | 41,054 | 36.8% |
| 3 | ASHOK KUMAR GUPTA | 14,239 | 12.8% | |
| 4 | KAMESHWAR SINGH | 9,195 | 8.3% | |
| 5 | SHIVMURAT TIWARI | RSMD | 2,077 | 1.9% |
| 6 | SURESH PRASAD | IND | 1,187 | 1.1% |
| 7 | SHIOJEE SINGH | IND | 713 | 0.6% |
| 8 | SIPAHI RAI | 530 | 0.5% | |
| 9 | SHYAMLAL PASWAN | IND | 501 | 0.4% |
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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 (150th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.8% · max 30.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
150th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.54
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
164th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 37.6%JD(U) 36.8%LJP 12.8%INC 8.3%OTH 4.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.04 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,59,918
Density
763 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,881 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population1.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.4%Muslim 10.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity25.2%
Sanitation28.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)48.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.9%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance17.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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