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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

ASHOK KUMAR YADAV
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 43.5%RJD 36.6%5 others 20.0%
Votes
41,817
43.5% share
Winning margin
6,652
6.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
41.5%
of 2,31,807

A clear win with a 6.9% margin.

Seat history

2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ASHOK KUMAR YADAV
NDA (NDA)
41,81743.5%
2
MAHBOOB AHMAD KHAN
35,16536.6%
3
MAHESH PRASAD GUPTA
9,4469.8%
4
RAKESH KUMAR PANDEY
IND
3,5913.7%
5
DURGA NAND MAHAVIR NAYAK
BSP
2,7332.8%
6
MUSHTAQUE AHMAD
1,7371.8%
7
MD. QURBAN ALI
IND
1,7211.8%

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

High turnout (11th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 1.4% · max 42.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
11th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
135th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.5%
lowerhigher
10th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.5%RJD 36.6%LJP 9.8%OTH 10.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.14 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️Shahi LitchiGI🏷️Sujini EmbroideryGI

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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