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Dhanaha

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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

RAJESH SINGH
RJD· RJD
RJD 30.6%SP 21.0%9 others 48.4%
Votes
19,389
30.6% share
Winning margin
6,102
9.6% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
52.4%
of 1,20,846

A clear win with a 9.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJESH SINGH
RJD
RJD
19,38930.6%
2
RAMADHAR YADAV
SP
13,28721.0%
3
MUKESH KUMAR KUSHWAHA
IND
10,86517.2%
4
ARUN KUMAR TIWARI
LJP
5,0738.0%
5
BAWWAN PRASAD YADAV
SAP
3,3205.2%
6
INDRAJIT YADAV
NCP
2,9854.7%
7
ARTHRAJ YADAV
BSP
BSP
2,8934.6%
8
KRISHNA BIHARI PRASAD KUSHWAHA
NLP
1,8482.9%
9
RAGHUNATH PRASAD SAHANI
JD(U)
NDA
1,7162.7%
10
MANOJ PRASAD
IND
1,0671.7%
11
BAL KHILA THAKUR
CPI(ML)(L)
8441.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (77th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.4% · max 51.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
77th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
188th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
27th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 30.6%SP 21.0%IND 17.2%LJP 8.0%SAP 5.2%OTH 17.9%

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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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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