Bihar · Assembly Constituency 234 · 2000

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Winner — 2000

RAMESHWAR PRASAD

BJP· NDA (NDA)

BJP 37.5%RJD 26.2%18 others 36.3%

Votes

43,959

37.5% share

Winning margin

13,294

11.3% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

63.8%

of 1,83,622

A clear win with a 11.3% margin.

Seat history

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All Candidates

20 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	RAMESHWAR PRASAD	BJP NDA (NDA)	43,959	37.5%
2	ANAND MOHAN SINGH	RJD RJD	30,665	26.2%	Inc
3	PARAMANAND SINGH KUSHWAHA	BSP BSP	12,829	10.9%	DL
4	RAMJI CHAUDHARY	IND	10,169	8.7%	DL
5	PARAS NATH SINGH	CPI	6,108	5.2%	DL
6	TAR CHANDRA SINGH	AD	3,524	3.0%	DL
7	BHARAT SINGH	IND	2,998	2.6%	DL
8	KUMAR MANOJ SINGH	INC INC	1,391	1.2%	DL
9	KAMALESH RAI	IND	902	0.8%	DL
10	SUBASH CHANDRA BOSE	IND	887	0.8%	DL
11	BANARASI SAH	IND	810	0.7%	DL
12	RAM CHANDRA MISHRA `MADHUP'	BJC(R)	726	0.6%	DL
13	KESH NATH SINGH	AJBP	602	0.5%	DL
14	RAM AWADHESH SINGH	SSD	446	0.4%	DL
15	JAGANARAYAN SINGH	IND	340	0.3%	DL
16	SURESH SAH	IND	276	0.2%	DL
17	UPENDRA SINGH	RLD NDA	246	0.2%	DL
18	RAJESH PRASAD	SHS	138	0.1%	DL
19	KAPIL DEV CHAUDHARY	IND	112	0.1%	DL
20	RAM PRAVESH PRASAD	IND	26	0.0%	DL

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 Record The Place The State

Average turnout (147th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

lean

11.3%

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mean 11.2% · min 0.5% · max 36.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

67%

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147th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

2.78

fewer partiesmore parties

69th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT

2.1%

lowerhigher

79th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

2.78EFFECTIVE PARTIES

BJP 37.5%RJD 26.2%BSP 10.9%IND 8.7%CPI 5.2%OTH 11.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

43,91,418

Density

883 / km²

Sex ratio

938 ♀/1000 ♂

Area

4,976 km²

SC population30.4%

ST population0.1%

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What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01

88%HINDU

Hindu 88.3%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Tap water5.3%

Electricity16.3%

Sanitation24.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21

Institutional births76.6%

Children fully vaccinated85.0%

Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.4%

Children underweight (under 5)43.5%

Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%

Women literate59.4%

Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.8%

Clean cooking fuel34.7%

Health insurance9.7%

What's nearby?

3 locations

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI

Known forDISTRICT

🏺Handloom/Garments🏺Stone Art🏺Tilkut

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Ancient mound in the hill known as Sobhnath

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Ancient mound in the hill known as Sobhnath

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Ancient mound in the valley known as Hansra Kol

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Ancient mound in the valley known as Hansra Kol

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The area generally known as garh

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The area generally known as garh

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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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