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Bihar · PC 40 · 2004Reserved (SC)

Gaya

Winner — Lok Sabha 2004

RAJESH KUMAR MANJHI
RJD· UPA (UPA)
RJD 52.6%BJP 41.0%10 others 6.4%
Votes
4,64,829
52.6% share
Winning margin
1,02,934
11.7% of votes
Total votes cast
8,83,403
Candidates
12
Seat history

0 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJESH KUMAR MANJHI
RJD
UPA (UPA)
4,64,82952.6%
2
BALBIR CHAND
BJP
NDA
3,61,89541.0%
3
SHAKTI RAJ
BSP
18,1842.1%
4
JANKI PASWAN
CPI
Left
16,9591.9%
5
NIRANJAN KUMAR
CPI(ML)(L)
8,0460.9%
6
SURBALA KRISHNA
IND
4,0140.5%
7
VISHWANATH CHAUDAHARY
AD
1,9190.2%
8
AJAY KUMAR CHOUDHARY
IND
1,7020.2%
9
MANOJ KUMAR
SP
1,6070.2%
10
RAMADHAR RAJWAR
IJP
1,4600.2%
11
LALDEV MANJHI
IND
1,4230.2%
12
RAJU MANJHI
IND
1,3650.1%
The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (35th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
11.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 2.0% · max 38.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
51%
lowerhigher
35th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
13th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 52.6%BJP 41.0%OTH 6.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.02 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,60,405
Density
568 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,098 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population4.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

Figures are for Jamui, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.7%Muslim 12.4%Other 1.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity10.6%
Sanitation14.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.0%
Children underweight (under 5)37.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.2%
Women literate48.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance14.3%

What's nearby?

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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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