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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

HARI PRASAD SAH
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 41.8%RJD 31.6%4 others 26.6%
Votes
35,737
41.8% share
Winning margin
8,747
10.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
46.8%
of 1,82,413

A clear win with a 10.2% margin.

Seat history

1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.54 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HARI PRASAD SAH
NDA (NDA)
35,73741.8%
2
ANIS AHMAD
26,99031.6%
3
DR. MUKHTAR AHMAD
7,9499.3%
4
RAM NARAYAN YADAV
7,0568.3%
5
KALAWATI DEVI
IND
4,9095.7%
6
SANJAY KUMAR
BSP
2,7993.3%

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

Average turnout (190th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 0.8% · max 25.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
190th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.12
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.5%
lowerhigher
44th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 41.8%RJD 31.6%SP 9.3%CPI 8.3%IND 5.7%OTH 3.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.54 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,37,385
Density
1728 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,279 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.3%Muslim 22.4%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation25.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.9%
Children fully vaccinated66.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate49.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance25.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta

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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