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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 228 · 2009 by-elections

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Winner — 2009 by-elections

Shanti Sharma
IND
IND 31.3%RJD 25.8%9 others 43.0%
Votes
29,495
31.3% share
Winning margin
5,200
5.5% of votes
Total candidates
11

A clear win with a 5.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Shanti Sharma
IND
29,49531.3%
2
Dinesh Pr.Yadav
RJD
24,29525.8%
3
Ajay Singh
JD(U)
23,97925.4%
4
Pradeep Kumar
CPI(ML)(L)
8,0278.5%
5
Jagdeesh Prasad
CPM
1,8291.9%
6
Girija Singh
INC
1,6071.7%
7
Abhay Kr. Anil
IND
1,2091.3%
8
Shivam Kr. Sinha
NCP
1,0881.1%
9
Manibhusan Sharma
SP
9711.0%
10
Avinash Kumar
IND
9161.0%
11
Rajesh Kumar
IND
8860.9%

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The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (36th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
5.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 2.7% · max 31.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
36th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
178th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
104th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
18 seats · 10 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 31.3%RJD 25.8%JD(U) 25.4%CPI(ML)(L) 8.5%OTH 9.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,91,418
Density
883 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,976 km²
SC population30.4%
ST population0.1%
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What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity16.3%
Sanitation24.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.6%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.4%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate59.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.8%
Clean cooking fuel34.7%
Health insurance9.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom/Garments🏺Stone Art🏺Tilkut
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Vishnupad Temple, Gaya

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