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Shikarpur

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Winner — 2000

BHAGIRATHI DEVI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 37.0%NCP 23.1%14 others 39.9%
Votes
35,377
37.0% share
Winning margin
13,308
13.9% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
51.7%
of 1,84,955

A clear win with a 13.9% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHAGIRATHI DEVI
BJP
NDA (NDA)
35,37737.0%
2
SUBODH KUMAR
NCP
NCP
22,06923.1%
3
MATHURA RAM
INC
INC
10,79411.3%
4
OM PRAKASH TOOFANI
RJD
RJD
10,27410.8%
5
MANTI RAM
IND
3,3443.5%
6
SITARAM PRASAD
IND
3,1813.3%
7
KEDAR RAM
CPI(ML)(L)
2,9983.1%
8
THAKUR RAM
CPI
2,0072.1%
9
MISHRI RAM
BSP
BSP
1,8101.9%
10
PRABHU BAITHA
IND
1,6091.7%
11
SURESH RAM
IND
5410.6%
12
AJAY KUMAR
IND
4340.5%
13
RISHI RAM
IND
4070.4%
14
MOTILAL PASWAN
IND
3230.3%
15
BISHUN DYAL BAITHA
RLD
NDA
2100.2%
16
BINOD PASWAN
BHJVP
1870.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (72nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.9% · min 2.8% · max 72.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
72nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
200th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
159th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 37.0%NCP 23.1%INC 11.3%RJD 10.8%OTH 17.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,35,042
Density
753 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,228 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population6.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.0%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.8%
Electricity8.1%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated62.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.4%
Health insurance20.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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