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Winner — 2000

SHRINARAYAN YADAV
RJD· RJD
RJD 42.7%JD(U) 42.4%5 others 14.9%
Votes
46,889
42.7% share
Winning margin
304
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
66.1%
of 1,66,125

Balia was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 304 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHRINARAYAN YADAV
RJD
46,88942.7%
2
MD. TANWEER HASAN
NDA
46,58542.4%
3
KRISHNA MOHAN YADAV
IND
8,9368.1%
4
MD. SAMSU ZOHA
INC
5,0334.6%
5
NATRAJ SAH
IND
1,0360.9%
6
MAYA DEVI
BSP
7130.7%
7
RAMPRITI SHARMA
NCP
6680.6%

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 (187th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.3% · max 45.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
187th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.56
fewer partiesmore parties
120th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.5%
lowerhigher
11th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 42.7%JD(U) 42.4%IND 8.1%OTH 6.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,62,012
Density
1260 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,033 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.7%Muslim 17.0%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity16.5%
Sanitation20.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.8%
Women literate63.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.4%
Health insurance12.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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