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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 209 · 2002 by-elections

Dinapur

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Winner — 2002 by-elections

RAMANAND YADAV
RJD
RJD 77.5%BJP 18.3%14 others 4.2%
Votes
75,935
77.5% share
Winning margin
58,007
59.2% of votes
Total candidates
16

Dinapur is a safe seat — RAMANAND YADAV won by 59.2%.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMANAND YADAV
RJD
75,93577.5%
2
SATYATA SINGH
BJP
17,92818.3%
3
ARUN KUMAR
BSP
1,2671.3%
4
SATYNDRA NARAYAN SINGH
IND
3900.4%
5
SHIV SHANKER PRASAD
IND
3120.3%
6
AJITAV KUMAR
IND
3070.3%
7
TATESHWAR ROY
IND
2920.3%
8
KRIPA NATH SHARMA
IND
2740.3%
9
PRANESHWAR PANDEY
IND
2700.3%
10
VIJAY KUMAR
BMF
2360.2%
11
RITA KUMARI
IND
1820.2%
12
KRISHNA PASWAN
IND
1370.1%
13
GHAFFAR KHAN
IND
1290.1%
14
MD. KHURSHID IMAM
IND
1220.1%
15
YOGANDRA RAM
IND
860.1%
16
RAM PRAVESH ROY
IND
670.1%

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 (150th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
59.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.8% · max 30.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
150th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.54
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
164th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 77.5%BJP 18.3%OTH 4.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,59,918
Density
763 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,881 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population1.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.4%Muslim 10.2%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity25.2%
Sanitation28.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)48.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.9%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance17.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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