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Winner — 2010

NAUSHAD ALAM
LJP· RJD-LJP alliance
LJP 28.3%JD(U) 22.9%9 others 48.8%
Votes
36,372
28.3% share
Winning margin
6,963
5.4% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
65.4%
of 1,96,541

A clear win with a 5.4% margin.

Seat history

6 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.23 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NAUSHAD ALAM
RJD-LJP alliance
36,37228.3%
2
GOPAL KUMAR AGARWAL
NDA
29,40922.9%
3
JAHIDUR RAHMAN
INC
15,65212.2%
4
MUHAMMAD MEHAR ALI
11,4628.9%
5
POONAM DEVI
10,7158.3%
6
AWADH BIHARI SINGH
IND
9,0307.0%
7
NAVEEN YADAV
BSP
6,6535.2%
8
JAGDISH PRASAD SINGH
IND
4,7483.7%
9
AMIT KUMAR BHAGAT
IND
1,7401.4%
10
GANESH PRASAD RAI
1,5731.2%
11
CHITRANJAN SINGH
IND
1,1730.9%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

High turnout (3rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 2.1% · max 45.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
3rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.59
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
157th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LJP 28.3%JD(U) 22.9%INC 12.2%NCP 8.9%JMM 8.3%IND 7.0%OTH 12.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.23 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,90,400
Density
897 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,884 km²
SC population6.7%
ST population3.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%MUSLIM
Muslim 68.0%Hindu 31.4%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity17.5%
Sanitation10.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births54.6%
Children fully vaccinated67.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Children underweight (under 5)41.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.1%
Women literate48.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Clean cooking fuel15.3%
Health insurance8.1%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Kanhaiya ji ka mandir

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Kanhaiya ji ka mandir

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