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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

MANOJ KUMAR SINGH
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 41.7%RJD 33.7%7 others 24.6%
Votes
43,714
41.7% share
Winning margin
8,390
8.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
52.8%
of 1,98,326

A clear win with a 8.0% margin.

Seat history

3 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.01 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANOJ KUMAR SINGH
NDA (NDA)
43,71441.7%
2
AJAY NISHAD
35,32433.7%
3
SHAH ALAM SHABBOO
16,06315.3%
4
SANTOSH KUMAR
IND
2,4922.4%
5
MAHADEO DAS
IND
2,1572.1%
6
MAHESH MAHTO
IJP
1,4331.4%
7
LAKHINDRA PASWAN
IND
1,3521.3%
8
PREM KUMAR SINGH
IND
1,1821.1%
9
DILIP KUMAR
IND
1,0691.0%

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

High turnout (10th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 1.2% · max 56.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
10th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.13
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
165th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 41.7%RJD 33.7%LJP 15.3%OTH 9.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.01 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%

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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