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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

RAMESHWAR PRASAD
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 44.0%RJD 33.0%7 others 23.0%
Votes
45,653
44.0% share
Winning margin
11,389
11.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
48.5%
of 2,14,170

A clear win with a 11.0% margin.

Seat history

0 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMESHWAR PRASAD
NDA (NDA)
45,65344.0%
2
ANAND MOHAN SINGH
34,26433.0%
3
SARITA SINGH
9,9469.6%
4
PRATIBHA RENU
BSP
5,6035.4%
5
BHARAT RAM
IND
2,9812.9%
6
AYODHYA RAM
IND
2,7292.6%
7
ATENDRA KUMAR SINGH
1,0091.0%
8
RAM PUKAR CHAUDHARY
AD
8150.8%
9
OM PRAKASH AVATAR
7830.8%

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

Average turnout (176th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 0.4% · max 34.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
176th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
132nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
56th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.0%RJD 33.0%LJP 9.6%BSP 5.4%OTH 8.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.06 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,25,313
Density
1209 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
931 km²
SC population19.8%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.9%Muslim 6.7%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.3%
Electricity15.2%
Sanitation27.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated70.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.3%
Children underweight (under 5)51.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.1%
Women literate63.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.6%
Clean cooking fuel34.3%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mushroom🏺Rice
🏛️

Ancient Buddhistic images and sculptures colectted underneath a shed

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Buddhistic images and sculptures colectted underneath a shed

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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