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Bihar · PC 27 · 2006 by-election
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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SYED SHAHNAWAZ HUSAIN | 2,21,001 | 43.6% | |
| 2 | SHAKUNI CHOUDHARY | 1,65,390 | 32.7% | |
| 3 | SUBODH RAM | 79,363 | 15.7% | |
| 4 | SANJAY CHAURASIA | IND | 12,431 | 2.5% |
| 5 | PRADEEP KUMAR JOSHI | IND | 6,424 | 1.3% |
| 6 | NEERAJ KUMAR | RPP | 5,561 | 1.1% |
| 7 | JYOTISH CHOUDHARY | IND | 3,061 | 0.6% |
| 8 | VIKAS CHANDRA | IND | 3,027 | 0.6% |
| 9 | +ACI-NAGARMAL BAJORIA +ACIAIg-DHARTIPAKAD+ACIAIg-+ACI- | IND | 2,802 | 0.6% |
| 10 | GOPAL KUNWAR | IND | 2,088 | 0.4% |
| 11 | KAILASH YADAV | IND | 2,050 | 0.4% |
| 12 | RAMDEV SINGH YADAV | 1,595 | 0.3% | |
| 13 | PANKAJ TIWARI | ANC | 1,456 | 0.3% |
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
lean11.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.8% · max 29.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
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27th of 40How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 40How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.4%
lowerhigher
2nd of 40How 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 COMPUTEDA 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%
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.