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Nalanda

Winner — 2006 by-election

RAMSWAROOP PRASAD
JD(U) 55.1%IND 17.6%6 others 27.3%
Votes
1,71,592
55.1% share
Winning margin
1,16,733
37.5% of votes
Total votes cast
3,11,509
Candidates
8
Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMSWAROOP PRASAD
1,71,59255.1%
2
DR. ARUN KUMAR
IND
54,85917.6%
3
GAYA SINGH
31,91510.3%
4
ASHOK PRASAD
IND
23,6917.6%
5
RAMESHWAR PRASAD
CPI(ML)(L)
17,5155.6%
6
BRAHMA NAND MANDAL
4,7781.5%
7
ALANANDAN PASWAN
IND
3,7501.2%
8
SHIV PRATAP SINGH
ABAS
3,4091.1%

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 (13th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
37.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 0.2% · max 37.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
13th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
40th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 55.1%IND 17.6%CPI 10.3%IND 7.6%CPI(ML)(L) 5.6%OTH 3.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

7 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Ancient mounds and ruined brick walls together with adjacent land comprising part of survey plot…

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Ancient mounds and ruined brick walls together with adjacent land comprising part of survey plot no. 608 & 611

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Ancient mounds and ruined brick walls together with adjacent land comprising part of survey plot…

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Ancient mounds and ruined brick walls together with adjacent land comprising part of survey plot no. 399

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Sculptures and images

🏛️MonumentASI

Sculptures and images

The Tank

The Tank

🏛️MonumentASI

The Tank

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Tomb of Shah Makhdum Daulah Maneri and Ibrahim Khan

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Shah Makhdum Daulah Maneri and Ibrahim Khan

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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