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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

SHANKER SINGH
LJP· LJP-Congress alliance (UPA)
LJP 26.9%RJD 20.5%17 others 52.6%
Votes
25,717
26.9% share
Winning margin
6,113
6.4% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
55.1%
of 1,73,420

A clear win with a 6.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHANKER SINGH
LJP-Congress alliance (UPA)
25,71726.9%
2
BEEMA BHARTI
19,60420.5%
3
JAI KRISHNA MANDAL
IND
10,02910.5%
4
BAL KISHORE MANDAL
7,3217.7%
5
SHAHABUDDIN
6,6306.9%
6
ASHOK KUMAR
IND
4,7875.0%
7
ABDHESH KR. GUPTA
IND
3,4143.6%
8
KUMAR NARENDRA SINGH
IND
2,7762.9%
9
DEEP NARAIN SINGH
IND
2,7202.8%
10
MAST RAJ JAISAWAL
IND
2,2602.4%
11
JAINENDRA KUMAR
BSP
1,8581.9%
12
CHHABIYA DEVI
IND
1,4171.5%
13
CHATURI RISHI
IND
1,3161.4%
14
DEO NARAIN RAI
CPI(ML)(L)
1,1551.2%
15
PARMANAND SINGH
NDA
1,0571.1%
16
ROSHAN RAVI
PTSS
9491.0%
17
AJAI PRAKASH SAH
IND
9331.0%
18
SHIVNAND THAKUR
IND
9231.0%
19
BHUDEO MANDAL
IND
7260.8%

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 (90th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 0.7% · max 29.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
90th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
225th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
221st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LJP 26.9%RJD 20.5%IND 10.5%CPI 7.7%SP 6.9%IND 5.0%OTH 22.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,95,021
Density
1717 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,036 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity11.1%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.6%
Children fully vaccinated71.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.1%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.9%
Health insurance13.5%

What's nearby?

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