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Winner — 2000

RAM NATH THAKUR
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 45.0%RJD 36.9%7 others 18.0%
Votes
62,641
45.0% share
Winning margin
11,282
8.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
64.9%
of 2,14,193

A clear win with a 8.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM NATH THAKUR
NDA (NDA)
62,64145.0%
2
ASHOK SINGH
RJD
51,35936.9%
3
KAJI NASIM EKTA
INC
14,82010.7%
4
RAM JAPIT RAI
Samajwadi Party
4,9113.5%
5
RAM CHANDAR SINGH
2,0691.5%
6
RATI RANJAN PRASAD
1,2790.9%
7
KHURSEED KHAIR
CPI(ML)(L)
1,1450.8%
8
RAJIV RANJAN
BJC(R)
4870.3%
9
SUDHA DEVI
LSWP
3920.3%

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 (44th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 3.7% · max 36.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
44th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
167th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.4%
lowerhigher
14th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 45.0%RJD 36.9%INC 10.7%OTH 7.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️Shahi LitchiGI🏷️Sujini EmbroideryGI

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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