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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

SHAKEEL AHMAD KHAN
RJD· UPA (UPA)
RJD 31.2%BJP 29.4%8 others 39.5%
Votes
27,777
31.2% share
Winning margin
1,580
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
42.8%
of 2,08,394

Gurua was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 1,580 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHAKEEL AHMAD KHAN
UPA (UPA)
27,77731.2%
2
BIRBHADRA YASHRAJ
NDA
26,19729.4%
3
ANWAR ALI KHAN
23,12925.9%
4
SIDHESHWAR PRASAD SINHA
BSP
4,3574.9%
5
SONU BHARATI
IND
2,7023.0%
6
SUNIL KUMAR SINGH
JJJKMC
1,4251.6%
7
BIRENDRA KUMAR YADAV
IND
1,0841.2%
8
MOHAMMAD KHAN ALI
9381.1%
9
MD. NAIMUDDIN
IND
8751.0%
10
ARUN KUMAR
IND
6620.7%

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

Average turnout (147th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.5% · max 36.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
147th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.78
fewer partiesmore parties
69th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
79th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.78EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 31.2%BJP 29.4%LJP 25.9%OTH 13.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.07 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,91,418
Density
883 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,976 km²
SC population30.4%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity16.3%
Sanitation24.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.6%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.4%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate59.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.8%
Clean cooking fuel34.7%
Health insurance9.7%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom/Garments🏺Stone Art🏺Tilkut
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Ancient mound in the hill known as Sobhnath

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient mound in the hill known as Sobhnath

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Ancient mound in the valley known as Hansra Kol

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient mound in the valley known as Hansra Kol

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The area generally known as garh

🏛️MonumentASI

The area generally known as garh

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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