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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 22 · 2010
Sheohar
Winner — 2010
SHARFUDDIN
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 33.7%BSP 32.4%13 others 33.9%
Votes
40,447
33.7% share
Winning margin
1,631
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
52.0%
of 2,30,836
Sheohar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 1,631 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.44 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHARFUDDIN | NDA (NDA) | 40,447 | 33.7% |
| 2 | PRATIMA DEVI | BSP | 38,816 | 32.4% |
| 3 | AJIT KUMAR JHA | 24,838 | 20.7% | |
| 4 | KAMALESH KUMAR SINGH | INC | 2,690 | 2.2% |
| 5 | RAJESH KUMAR SINGH | IND | 2,065 | 1.7% |
| 6 | MD. HABIBULAH | IND | 1,910 | 1.6% |
| 7 | SHATRUGHNA SAHU | 1,583 | 1.3% | |
| 8 | SANJAY PRASAD | IND | 1,426 | 1.2% |
| 9 | GAGANDEO RAM | IND | 1,207 | 1.0% |
| 10 | RAJIV KUMAR SINGH | IND | 1,074 | 0.9% |
| 11 | SURESH KUMAR SINGH | IND | 1,073 | 0.9% |
| 12 | SANJAY KUMAR SINGH | IND | 775 | 0.7% |
| 13 | MD. ZULFAQAR ANWAR | IND | 749 | 0.6% |
| 14 | MD. NASRUDDIN ANSARI | IND | 692 | 0.6% |
| 15 | JAY PRAKASH SHARMA | IND | 593 | 0.5% |
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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.
Average turnout (108th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.8% · min 0.3% · max 61.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
108th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
42nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
57th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 33.7%BSP 32.4%RJD 20.7%OTH 13.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.44 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,56,246
Density
1880 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
349 km²
SC population14.7%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.2%Muslim 15.1%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.4%
Electricity6.7%
Sanitation20.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births74.3%
Children fully vaccinated62.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.4%
Children underweight (under 5)42.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.6%
Clean cooking fuel31.3%
Health insurance18.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Maize
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