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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 221 · 2005 (Oct)

Rafiganj

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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

MD. NEHALUDDIN
RJD· UPA (UPA)
RJD 36.4%JD(U) 31.6%9 others 32.0%
Votes
29,194
36.4% share
Winning margin
3,810
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
42.8%
of 1,87,646

A closely fought contest. MD. NEHALUDDIN won with a 4.8% margin.

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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MD. NEHALUDDIN
RJD
UPA (UPA)
29,19436.4%
2
SUNIL KUMAR
JD(U)
NDA
25,38431.6%
3
RAM CHANDRA SINGH
CPI
11,49314.3%
4
LALLU PRASAD SINGH
BSP
BSP
6,3037.9%
5
ASHOK KUMAR SINGH
SP
2,1982.7%
6
MD. NAZIR
IND
1,8442.3%
7
NURUL HODA KHAN
IND
1,1721.5%
8
BIRBAL PASWAN
IND
8991.1%
9
MAHENDRA RAM
IND
6740.8%
10
INDERDEO PASWAN
SSD
6110.8%
11
UPENDRA PASWAN
IND
4530.6%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (139th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.1% · max 32.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
139th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
73rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
78th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 36.4%JD(U) 31.6%CPI 14.3%BSP 7.9%OTH 9.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,40,073
Density
769 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,305 km²
SC population24.1%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation21.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.5%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)48.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance15.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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🏺Lemon Grass🏺Strawberry

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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