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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

BYASDEO PRASAD
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 42.9%RJD 39.8%8 others 17.3%
Votes
42,756
42.9% share
Winning margin
3,169
3.2% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
48.3%
of 2,05,998

A closely fought contest. BYASDEO PRASAD won with a 3.2% margin.

Seat history

1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BYASDEO PRASAD
NDA (NDA)
42,75642.9%
2
AWADH BIHARI CHAUDHARY
39,58739.8%
3
WASI AHMAD
6,6966.7%
4
BABU LAL RAM
IND
2,5832.6%
5
KAMLESH PRASAD
BSP
2,4062.4%
6
RAMAVTAR JADAV
CPI(ML)(L)
1,5791.6%
7
GAUTAM GIRI
IND
1,2691.3%
8
MUNI MANGAL DEO SHASTRI
BMP
1,0691.1%
9
IZHARUL HAQUE
9921.0%
10
NAR SINGH CHAIHAN
6320.6%

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

Average turnout (134th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 1.8% · max 65.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
134th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
105th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
64th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 42.9%RJD 39.8%LJP 6.7%OTH 10.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.03 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,23,574
Density
1492 / km²
Sex ratio
899 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,294 km²
SC population11.8%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.1%Muslim 21.6%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation20.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate51.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.8%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance20.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.

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