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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 186 · 2000
Jamalpur
Winner — 2000
UPENDRA PRASAD VERMA
RJD· RJD
RJD 37.4%IND 36.2%10 others 26.4%
Votes
41,906
37.4% share
Winning margin
1,371
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
58.5%
of 1,91,319
Jamalpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 1,371 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UPENDRA PRASAD VERMA | RJD | 41,906 | 37.4% |
| 2 | SHAILESH KUMAR | IND | 40,535 | 36.2% |
| 3 | VIJOY AZAD | 8,486 | 7.6% | |
| 4 | VINDESHWARI PRASAD DIN | 4,927 | 4.4% | |
| 5 | HARI PRASAD MAHTO | BSP | 4,665 | 4.2% |
| 6 | RAJIV NAYAK | AJBP | 4,517 | 4.0% |
| 7 | SANJAY SINGH YADAV | INC | 3,825 | 3.4% |
| 8 | DINESH PRASAD | NCP | 2,115 | 1.9% |
| 9 | NAVEEN KUMAR | IND | 385 | 0.3% |
| 10 | SAVITRY SHARMA | IND | 257 | 0.2% |
| 11 | HARSIT DAS | IND | 221 | 0.2% |
| 12 | VINDESHWARI RAJAK | IND | 179 | 0.2% |
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.
Low turnout (227th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 1.2% · max 42.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
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227th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
242nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
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156th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 37.4%IND 36.2%SAP 7.6%OTH 18.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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