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Winner — 2000

ASHOK KUMAR SINGH
RJD· RJD
RJD 30.5%IND 27.1%11 others 42.4%
Votes
37,425
30.5% share
Winning margin
4,234
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
62.4%
of 1,96,585

A closely fought contest. ASHOK KUMAR SINGH won with a 3.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ASHOK KUMAR SINGH
RJD
37,42530.5%
2
KISHOR KUMAR SINGH
IND
33,19127.1%
3
SURYA NARAYAN YADAV
NDA
25,01520.4%
4
TEJNARAYAN YADAV
11,7639.6%
5
VINDESHBARI YADAV
IND
9,4117.7%
6
KARTIK PRASAD SINGH
INC
2,3001.9%
7
SURENDRA RAM
IND
1,0240.8%
8
RAJESH KEDIA
IND
6740.6%
9
RAJNITI YADAV
IND
5220.4%
10
RAM SARAN DAS
BSP
4640.4%
11
BRAHMDEO YADAV
IND
3020.3%
12
RAJESH KUMAR SINGH
IND
2680.2%
13
DINESH JHA
IND
2080.2%

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 (138th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 2.4% · max 73.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
138th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
85th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
36th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 30.5%IND 27.1%JD(U) 20.4%CPI 9.6%IND 7.7%OTH 4.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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