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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 41 · 2005 (Oct)
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Winner — 2005 (Oct)
RAM PRAVESH RAY
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 39.8%RJD 36.2%13 others 24.1%
Votes
40,371
39.8% share
Winning margin
3,628
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
45.0%
of 2,25,881
A closely fought contest. RAM PRAVESH RAY won with a 3.6% margin.
Seat history
5 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM PRAVESH RAY | NDA (NDA) | 40,371 | 39.8% |
| 2 | UDIT RAI | 36,743 | 36.2% | |
| 3 | RAMBABU RAY | 7,771 | 7.7% | |
| 4 | SUBHASH RAI | IND | 6,029 | 5.9% |
| 5 | SHANKAR CHOUBEY | IND | 2,340 | 2.3% |
| 6 | JITENDRA KUMAR SINGH | BSP | 2,143 | 2.1% |
| 7 | SATISH KUMAR | IND | 1,241 | 1.2% |
| 8 | BRAJESH KUMAR | IND | 1,021 | 1.0% |
| 9 | AJAY SINGH | IJP | 777 | 0.8% |
| 10 | BISHAN RAI | IND | 719 | 0.7% |
| 11 | PRADEEP KUMAR | 573 | 0.6% | |
| 12 | RAJ NARAYAN GUPTA | IND | 521 | 0.5% |
| 13 | LAXMAN RAI | IND | 466 | 0.5% |
| 14 | RAGHUBANSH PRASAD SINGH | IND | 452 | 0.4% |
| 15 | BRAJ NANDAN KISHOR BESRA | 394 | 0.4% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (35th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 1.0% · max 42.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
35th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
190th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.8%
lowerhigher
24th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 39.8%RJD 36.2%LJP 7.7%IND 5.9%OTH 10.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.08 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,29,076
Density
919 / km²
Sex ratio
930 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,425 km²
SC population15.9%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.2%Muslim 18.4%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity11.6%
Sanitation10.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated73.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.3%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.7%
Women literate42.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Clean cooking fuel15.0%
Health insurance14.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.