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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 193 · 2009 by-electionsReserved (SC)
Phulwari
Winner — 2009 by-elections
Uday Kumar
RJD 38.6%JD(U) 37.5%4 others 23.9%
Votes
44,485
38.6% share
Winning margin
1,274
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Phulwari was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 1,274 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uday Kumar | 44,485 | 38.6% | |
| 2 | Shyam Rajak | 43,211 | 37.5% | |
| 3 | Sanjeev Prasad Tony | 19,406 | 16.9% | |
| 4 | Aklu Paswan | CPI(ML)(L) | 5,115 | 4.4% |
| 5 | Dilip Kumar | IND | 1,852 | 1.6% |
| 6 | Arvind Kumar | IND | 1,115 | 1.0% |
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Low turnout (228th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.5% · max 30.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
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228th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
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103rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
18 seats · 10 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 38.6%JD(U) 37.5%INC 16.9%OTH 7.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%
What's nearby?
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