Back to Bihar 2005 (Oct) map

Winner — 2005 (Oct)

MANORANJAN SINGH
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 39.2%INC 36.0%7 others 24.8%
Votes
32,440
39.2% share
Winning margin
2,653
3.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
44.9%
of 1,84,247

A closely fought contest. MANORANJAN SINGH won with a 3.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANORANJAN SINGH
NDA (NDA)
32,44039.2%
2
UMA PANDEY
29,78736.0%
3
RAM BAHADUR RAI
4,9436.0%
4
NAWAL KISHOR KUSHWAHA
BSP
4,1505.0%
5
NARAYAN PRASADYADAW
IND
3,5444.3%
6
SHASHI BHUSHAN RAI
IND
3,2313.9%
7
OM PRAKAS SINGH
IND
1,7252.1%
8
JITENDRA PANDEY
IND
1,5011.8%
9
UMESHWAR SINGH
IND
1,4121.7%

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

Low turnout (195th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.4% · max 44.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
195th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.81
fewer partiesmore parties
64th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
131st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 39.2%INC 36.0%LJP 6.0%BSP 5.0%OTH 13.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Sikki Painting

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Ask the state

STATE INDICATORS · RBI 2024-25