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Bhagalpur

Winner — 2006 by-election

SYED SHAHNAWAZ HUSAIN
BJP 43.7%RJD 32.7%11 others 23.7%
Votes
2,21,001
43.6% share
Winning margin
55,611
11.0% of votes
Total votes cast
5,06,249
Candidates
13
Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SYED SHAHNAWAZ HUSAIN
2,21,00143.6%
2
SHAKUNI CHOUDHARY
1,65,39032.7%
3
SUBODH RAM
79,36315.7%
4
SANJAY CHAURASIA
IND
12,4312.5%
5
PRADEEP KUMAR JOSHI
IND
6,4241.3%
6
NEERAJ KUMAR
RPP
5,5611.1%
7
JYOTISH CHOUDHARY
IND
3,0610.6%
8
VIKAS CHANDRA
IND
3,0270.6%
9
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IND
2,8020.6%
10
GOPAL KUNWAR
IND
2,0880.4%
11
KAILASH YADAV
IND
2,0500.4%
12
RAMDEV SINGH YADAV
1,5950.3%
13
PANKAJ TIWARI
ANC
1,4560.3%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (27th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.8% · max 29.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
27th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.4%
lowerhigher
2nd of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.6%RJD 32.7%CPM 15.7%OTH 8.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,34,763
Density
674 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,020 km²
SC population12.2%
ST population4.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

Figures are for Banka, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 12.3%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.0%
Electricity16.4%
Sanitation12.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.3%
Health insurance13.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Banka Silk🏷️Katarni RiceGI

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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