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Winner — 2000

BASAWAN PRASAD BHAGAT
RJD· RJD
RJD 39.9%BPSP 27.1%15 others 33.0%
Votes
48,343
39.9% share
Winning margin
15,548
12.8% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
67.8%
of 1,78,815

A clear win with a 12.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BASAWAN PRASAD BHAGAT
RJD
48,34339.9%
2
BRAJESH KUMAR
BPSP
32,79527.1%
3
SHIV NANDAN RAI
IND
12,61110.4%
4
M. EKRAMUL HAQUE
INC
10,0458.3%
5
RAM SWAROOP SINHA
IND
8,1926.8%
6
PREM CHANDRA SAH
IND
3,1112.6%
7
PRAMOD PD. YADAV
IND
1,8261.5%
8
ZAKARIA SABIR
1,3501.1%
9
PRABHANAND TIWARY
5220.4%
10
M. KASIM
IND
5080.4%
11
GIRISH NANDAN SINGH
IND
3480.3%
12
RAMPRIT PRASAD KUSHWAHA
NCP
3460.3%
13
SURESH PRASAD BHAKTA
BSP
3120.3%
14
YOGINDRA RAI
IND
2650.2%
15
SHAHID EKBAL
IND
2470.2%
16
MANJAR ALAM
Samajwadi Party
2430.2%
17
SANJIV KUMAR OJHA
BJC(R)
1000.1%

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.

High turnout (10th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 1.2% · max 56.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
10th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.13
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
165th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 39.9%BPSP 27.1%IND 10.4%INC 8.3%IND 6.8%OTH 7.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

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