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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

JAI NANDAN PRASAD YADAV
RJD· UPA (UPA)
RJD 35.1%BJP 34.5%5 others 30.4%
Votes
33,233
35.1% share
Winning margin
494
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
47.1%
of 2,01,324

Sursand was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 494 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.06 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAI NANDAN PRASAD YADAV
UPA (UPA)
33,23335.1%
2
BAIDYANATH PRASAD
NDA
32,73934.5%
3
RAVINDRA PRASAD SHAHI
18,93720.0%
4
ARJUN MANDAL
BSP
3,6903.9%
5
MAYA SHANKER SHARAN
IND
2,3232.5%
6
INDAL SINGH
IND
1,9382.0%
7
AWADHESH KUMAR CHAUDHARY
1,9112.0%

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

Average turnout (117th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.5% · max 41.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
117th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
183rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
32nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 35.1%BJP 34.5%LJP 20.0%OTH 10.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.06 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,01,762
Density
1120 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,788 km²
SC population17.3%
ST population0.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.6%Muslim 12.1%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.6%
Electricity5.8%
Sanitation13.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.7%
Women literate47.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel13.4%
Health insurance9.5%

What's nearby?

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