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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

VIJAYPRASAD GUPTA
RJD· RJD
RJD 20.1%CPM 19.6%15 others 60.3%
Votes
22,281
20.1% share
Winning margin
633
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
50.4%
of 2,19,751

Sugauli was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 633 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VIJAYPRASAD GUPTA
RJD
22,28120.1%
2
RAMASHRAY SINGH
21,64819.6%
3
CHANDRA SHEKHAR DWIVEDI
IND
13,09611.8%
4
RAM GOPAL
NDA
11,89810.7%
5
RAM CHANDRA SAHANI
IND
10,9319.9%
6
SANT KUMAR SINGH
IND
6,2125.6%
7
SHEKH MANIR
IND
5,0644.6%
8
SURESH KUMAR MISHRA
4,3373.9%
9
NAGENDRA NATH GUPTA
IND
3,9913.6%
10
AWADHESH NARAIN
BSP
3,2663.0%
11
DR. CHANDRA LATA JHA
IND
2,3242.1%
12
MAHESHWAR PRASAD
IND
1,4091.3%
13
RAKESH KUMAR JHA
1,2911.2%
14
RAM CHANDRA THAKUR
IND
1,1011.0%
15
PRABHAT RANJAN
SJP(R)
7120.6%
16
ABDUL QUDDUS
6370.6%
17
SABIR HUSSAIN
JP
4930.4%

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.

Average turnout (87th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.7% · min 0.2% · max 29.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
87th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
33rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 20.1%CPM 19.6%IND 11.8%BJP 10.7%IND 9.9%IND 5.6%OTH 22.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%

What's nearby?

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