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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

CHHOTE LAL RAI
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 48.0%RJD 36.0%3 others 16.0%
Votes
41,284
48.0% share
Winning margin
10,373
12.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
42.3%
of 2,03,243

A clear win with a 12.1% margin.

Seat history

2 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHHOTE LAL RAI
NDA (NDA)
41,28448.0%
2
CHANDRIKA ROY
30,91136.0%
3
RAM NATH VIDIYARTHY
5,3876.3%
4
SANDHYA RAY
IND
4,5005.2%
5
ANIL KR. DAS
BSP
3,8924.5%

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

Average turnout (67th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.4% · min 1.7% · max 51.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
67th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
171st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.5%
lowerhigher
41st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 48.0%RJD 36.0%LJP 6.3%IND 5.2%OTH 4.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/5

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.04 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
🏺Lac Bangles🏺Makhana (Foxnut)

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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