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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 77 · 2005 (Oct)

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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

KAPIL DEB KAMAT
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 43.1%RJD 40.8%3 others 16.1%
Votes
39,826
43.1% share
Winning margin
2,082
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
49.9%
of 1,85,465

A closely fought contest. KAPIL DEB KAMAT won with a 2.3% margin.

Seat history

1 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.20 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAPIL DEB KAMAT
NDA (NDA)
39,82643.1%
2
UMA KANT YADAV
37,74440.8%
3
PRAVEEN KUMAR DAS
8,4129.1%
4
HARI NARAYAN YADAV
3,7394.0%
5
SUKAN PASWAN
IJP
2,7373.0%

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

Average turnout (78th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.9% · max 28.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
78th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
166th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.3%
lowerhigher
16th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 43.1%RJD 40.8%LJP 9.1%OTH 7.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/5

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.20 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,00,661
Density
1127 / km²
Sex ratio
906 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,687 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 14.0%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.8%
Electricity11.2%
Sanitation16.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births70.4%
Children fully vaccinated72.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.8%
Children underweight (under 5)42.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate43.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Clean cooking fuel25.2%
Health insurance12.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺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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