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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 62 · 2005 (Oct)
Aurai
Winner — 2005 (Oct)
ARJUN RAY
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 54.7%IND 16.5%8 others 28.8%
Votes
44,891
54.7% share
Winning margin
31,370
38.2% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
45.5%
of 1,80,255
Aurai is a safe seat — ARJUN RAY won by 38.2%.
Seat history
2 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARJUN RAY | NDA (NDA) | 44,891 | 54.7% |
| 2 | ABHAY KUMAR | IND | 13,521 | 16.5% |
| 3 | UGAN TARA DEVI | 10,184 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | SURENDRA KUMAR | IND | 3,470 | 4.2% |
| 5 | MOH. LAL BABU | 2,762 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | SANJAY SHAHI | 2,680 | 3.3% | |
| 7 | TARIQUE IMAM | IND | 1,753 | 2.1% |
| 8 | MD SAGHIR AHMAD | IND | 1,113 | 1.4% |
| 9 | BHIKHARI SAHANI | IND | 904 | 1.1% |
| 10 | NAND KISHORE YADAV | IND | 804 | 1.0% |
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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 (6th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe38.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 1.7% · max 48.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
6th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
241st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
236th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 54.7%IND 16.5%INC 12.4%OTH 16.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.05 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%
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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