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Winner — 2000

TARKESHWAR SINGH
RJD· RJD
RJD 50.6%SAP 39.4%10 others 10.0%
Votes
47,301
50.6% share
Winning margin
10,459
11.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
57.0%
of 1,64,046

A clear win with a 11.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
TARKESHWAR SINGH
RJD
47,30150.6%
2
KEDAR NATH SINGH
36,84239.4%
3
UPENDRA KUMAR SINGH
IND
3,8224.1%
4
ABHISHEK KUMAR
BSP
2,7162.9%
5
MANOJ TIWARI
AJBP
9611.0%
6
AJIT SINGH
INC
6310.7%
7
NAGENDRA SINGH
NCP
3350.4%
8
MAHESHWAR SINGH
IND
3090.3%
9
DINESHWAR PD. SINGH
IND
2180.2%
10
RAJENDRA SINGH
IND
2030.2%
11
JITENDRA SINGH
IND
1200.1%
12
RAMASHISH ROY
IND
690.1%

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.

Low turnout (208th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
11.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.9% · max 60.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
208th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
230th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
150th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 50.6%SAP 39.4%OTH 10.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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