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Winner — 2000

SANJAY PRASAD YADAV
RJD· RJD
RJD 23.3%BJP 17.9%15 others 58.8%
Votes
30,774
23.3% share
Winning margin
7,111
5.4% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
64.6%
of 2,04,474

A clear win with a 5.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SANJAY PRASAD YADAV
RJD
30,77423.3%
2
DUKH MOCHAN CHOUDHARY
NDA
23,66317.9%
3
RAJNIS ANAND
INC
18,52214.0%
4
RAGHU NANDAN MANDAL
Samajwadi Party
17,65813.4%
5
PREM NANDAN KUMAR
16,77412.7%
6
ABDUL WAHAB
13,93010.6%
7
HALDHAR MANDAL
CPI(ML)(L)
6,3384.8%
8
RAMESHWAR MAHTO
BSP
1,2821.0%
9
EHTESAM AHMED
IND
7760.6%
10
AMAR KANT JHA
NCP
6820.5%
11
RATNESHWAR JHA
IND
5580.4%
12
ISLAM HAIDER
AJBP
2590.2%
13
PRAMOD JHA
IND
2280.2%
14
MITHILESH KUMAR JHA
IND
1970.1%
15
RAJKUMAR MANDAL
IND
1520.1%
16
RAMJIVAN THAKUR
IND
1410.1%
17
NAKUL PRASAD JHA
IND
1150.1%

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 (66th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 0.8% · max 40.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
66th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
93rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
53rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 23.3%BJP 17.9%INC 14.0%SP 13.4%JMM 12.7%CPI 10.6%OTH 8.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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
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