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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 235 · 2009 by-electionsReserved (SC)

Bodh Gaya

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Winner — 2009 by-elections

Kr. Saravajeet
LJSP
LJSP 43.6%BJP 34.2%10 others 22.2%
Votes
35,334
43.6% share
Winning margin
7,622
9.4% of votes
Total candidates
12

A clear win with a 9.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Kr. Saravajeet
LJSP
35,33443.6%
2
Vijay Kr. Manjhi
BJP
27,71234.2%
3
Faqeer Chand Das
INC
5,5516.8%
4
Rajendra Manjhi
CPI
3,1573.9%
5
Heeralal Das
IND
2,8133.5%
6
Naresh Choudhary
IND
1,6332.0%
7
Shivnarayan Choudhary
IND
1,0711.3%
8
Mamta Kumari
IND
9541.2%
9
Sanjaya Paswan
NCP
9511.2%
10
Vijnay Swaroop
RPI(A)
7720.9%
11
Ramesh Manjhi
IND
7150.9%
12
Kari Devi
IND
4210.5%

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The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (211th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 2.0% · max 21.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
211th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
119th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
76th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
18 seats · 10 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LJSP 43.6%BJP 34.2%INC 6.8%OTH 15.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,19,146
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,494 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Muslim 11.0%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation22.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate62.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Clean cooking fuel40.7%
Health insurance8.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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