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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 98 · 2005 (Oct)
Dalsinghsarai
Winner — 2005 (Oct)
RAM LAKHAN MAHTO
RJD· UPA (UPA)
RJD 35.9%LJP 33.7%4 others 30.3%
Votes
41,456
36.0% share
Winning margin
2,572
2.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
50.1%
of 2,30,174
A closely fought contest. RAM LAKHAN MAHTO won with a 2.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM LAKHAN MAHTO | UPA (UPA) | 41,456 | 35.9% |
| 2 | SHEEL KUMAR ROY | 38,884 | 33.7% | |
| 3 | UPENDRA PRASAD SINGH | NDA | 25,542 | 22.1% |
| 4 | HARI NARAYAN PASWAN | IND | 4,085 | 3.5% |
| 5 | PREMCHANDRA KUMAR | IND | 2,994 | 2.6% |
| 6 | NAND KUMAR CHOUDHARY | BSP | 2,355 | 2.0% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
High turnout (45th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 2.2% · max 43.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
45th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
176th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
73rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 35.9%LJP 33.7%JD(U) 22.1%OTH 8.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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.