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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 94 · 2005 (Oct)Reserved (SC)

Warisnagar

Winner — 2005 (Oct)

MAHESHWAR HAZARI
LJP· LJP-Left alliance
LJP 36.7%RJD 32.7%6 others 30.6%
Votes
33,565
36.7% share
Winning margin
3,679
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
47.8%
of 1,91,056

A closely fought contest. MAHESHWAR HAZARI won with a 4.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHESHWAR HAZARI
LJP-Left alliance
33,56536.7%
2
BHIKHAR BAITHA
29,88632.7%
3
PALTAN RAM
NDA
16,53818.1%
4
SINHESHWAR RAM
BSP
2,9523.2%
5
PANCHU RAM
CPI(ML)(L)
2,5032.7%
6
DASHRATH SADA
RVNP
2,4362.7%
7
UPENDRA MAHTO
IND
2,1402.3%
8
SHATRUGHAN KUMAR PASWAN
1,3721.5%

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

Low turnout (223rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 3.7% · max 38.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
223rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
184th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
242nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LJP 36.7%RJD 32.7%BJP 18.1%OTH 12.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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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