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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 71 · 2005 (Oct)
Sursand
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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAI NANDAN PRASAD YADAV | UPA (UPA) | 33,233 | 35.1% |
| 2 | BAIDYANATH PRASAD | NDA | 32,739 | 34.5% |
| 3 | RAVINDRA PRASAD SHAHI | 18,937 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | ARJUN MANDAL | BSP | 3,690 | 3.9% |
| 5 | MAYA SHANKER SHARAN | IND | 2,323 | 2.5% |
| 6 | INDAL SINGH | IND | 1,938 | 2.0% |
| 7 | AWADHESH KUMAR CHAUDHARY | 1,911 | 2.0% |
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
safe0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.5% · max 41.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
117th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
183rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.6%
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32nd of 243Where 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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