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Winner — 2000

RAMCHARITRA PRASAD SINGH
SAP· NDA (NDA)
SAP 37.5%RJD 30.1%10 others 32.4%
Votes
55,218
37.5% share
Winning margin
10,849
7.4% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
77.7%
of 1,89,540

A clear win with a 7.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMCHARITRA PRASAD SINGH
SAP
NDA (NDA)
55,21837.5%
2
BAIJU PRASAD
RJD
RJD
44,36930.1%
3
SHASHI DEVI
CPI(ML)(L)
28,28719.2%
4
VALRAM PRASAD
IND
8,3175.7%
5
RANJEET KUMAR
SP
Samajwadi Party
6,6754.5%
6
KRISHNADEO MAGADHI
RLD
NDA
1,1670.8%
7
MANGAL MANJHI
BSP
BSP
1,1230.8%
8
SURENDRA PRASAD TARUN
INC
INC
8800.6%
9
OM PRAKASH PRASAD
IND
5110.3%
10
RAMDEO SINGH
NCP
NCP
4540.3%
11
SITA RAM SINGH
KVSB
1370.1%
12
NAWAL PRASAD SINHA
SWJP
780.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (232nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 1.2% · max 44.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
232nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
186th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
201st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAP 37.5%RJD 30.1%CPI(ML)(L) 19.2%IND 5.7%OTH 7.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%

What's nearby?

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