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Winner — 1995

RAM DEV YADAV
JD· Janata Dal
JD 41.1%INC 19.2%30 others 39.7%
Votes
37,180
41.1% share
Winning margin
19,780
21.8% of votes
Total candidates
32
Turnout
60.2%
of 1,50,478

Belhar is a safe seat — RAM DEV YADAV won by 21.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

32 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM DEV YADAV
Janata Dal
37,18041.1%
2
CHANDRA MAULESHWAR SINGH LALAN
INC
17,40019.2%
3
DHIRAJ KUMAR
IND
11,03612.2%
4
NAND KISHOR PANDIT
6,8617.6%
5
SUSHIL KUMAR YADAV
BJP
4,7775.3%
6
DINESH PRASAD SINGH
2,7283.0%
7
VIRENDRA DAS
2,1842.4%
8
MADHUKAR RAI
Samajwadi Party
1,6401.8%
9
SELENDR KR. PANDIT
IND
1,1261.2%
10
LAL BIHARI SINGH
BPP
8470.9%
11
HIRA SINGH
SJP(R)
4770.5%
12
KRISHNA MOHAN SAH
IND
3680.4%
13
JAI KRISHNA RAI
IND
3550.4%
14
RANJIT KUMAR CHOUDHARY
IND
3520.4%
15
HARI NANDAN PD. SINGH
IND
3240.4%
16
BHUJANGI PD. YADAV
IND
3200.3%
17
PARMA NAND PASWAN
IND
2960.3%
18
YOGENDRA PD. SINGH
IND
2740.3%
19
NAND KISHOR YADAV
IND
2720.3%
20
HARI BALLABHA PANDIT
IND
2580.3%
21
DAMODAR MANDAL
IND
2420.3%
22
NIRBHAY KUMAR JHA
IND
2410.3%
23
JHARKHANDI PD. SINGH
IND
2040.2%
24
LALAN KUMAR BHAGAT
IND
1790.2%
25
DURGA SORAIN
IND
1440.2%
26
BINDESHWARI MANDAL
IND
990.1%
27
KHAIYAM
IND
890.1%
28
SHRIDHAR YADAV
IND
740.1%
29
JAI PRAKASH NR. RAI
IND
600.1%
30
JAWAHAR KUMAR SINGH
IND
540.1%
31
NIRMAL KUMAR SINGH
IND
530.1%
32
AGDAMBA PD. RAI
IND
340.0%

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

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 (186th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
21.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.0% · max 24.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
186th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
195th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
89th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 41.1%INC 19.2%IND 12.2%SAP 7.6%BJP 5.3%OTH 14.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,77,653
Density
1222 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,355 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.9%
Electricity20.8%
Sanitation30.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated75.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.0%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.0%
Clean cooking fuel41.0%
Health insurance12.8%

What's nearby?

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