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Winner — 2009 by-elections

Brij Kishor Vind
BJP 33.9%RJD 30.5%16 others 35.6%
Votes
34,077
33.9% share
Winning margin
3,369
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
18

A closely fought contest. Brij Kishor Vind won with a 3.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Brij Kishor Vind
34,07733.9%
2
Birendra Singh
30,70830.6%
3
Ram Prakash P.
18,99018.9%
4
Divan Shanwaj
5,2725.2%
5
Ashok Kr. Shah
IND
2,9232.9%
6
Pasuram Pasw.
SBSP
1,1001.1%
7
Paras Nath Singh
9100.9%
8
Nandu Ram
JPS
8830.9%
9
Mordhwaj Singh
8000.8%
10
Shiva Puajan
IND
7390.7%
11
Madhan Ram
IND
7100.7%
12
Ram Lal Bind
PMSP
6300.6%
13
Hesamuddin a.
IND
6060.6%
14
Gopal Kusvansi
IND
5810.6%
15
Pramod kr.Singh
IND
4980.5%
16
Baliram Singh
PLED
4900.5%
17
Sury Kant Prasd.
IND
3500.3%
18
Ramakant Tiwari
IND
2530.3%

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.

Low turnout (222nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.4% · max 36.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
222nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.9%
lowerhigher
20th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
18 seats · 10 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 33.9%RJD 30.6%BSP 18.9%INC 5.2%OTH 11.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,59,918
Density
763 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,881 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population1.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.4%Muslim 10.2%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity25.2%
Sanitation28.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)48.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.9%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance17.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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