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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 147 · 2005 (Feb)

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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

SHOBHA KANT MANDAL
RJD· RJD
RJD 23.3%CPI 21.0%10 others 55.7%
Votes
28,085
23.3% share
Winning margin
2,728
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
53.6%
of 2,24,972

A closely fought contest. SHOBHA KANT MANDAL won with a 2.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHOBHA KANT MANDAL
RJD
RJD
28,08523.3%
2
AMBIKA PRASAD
CPI
25,35721.1%
3
YOGENDRA KUMAR MANDAL
BJP
NDA
19,48316.2%
4
ASLAM
LJP
15,32112.7%
5
DILIP KUMAR SINHA
IND
11,5029.6%
6
JANARDAN PRASAD AZAD
IND
4,6413.9%
7
ANJU DEVI
IND
4,6133.8%
8
HARIVANSH SINGH
IND
4,2903.6%
9
SUBODH KUMAR SINGH
IND
3,2852.7%
10
VASUKINATH SHUKLA
BSP
BSP
2,0251.7%
11
PRAMILA DEVI
IND
9660.8%
12
KAUSHAR
IND
8360.7%

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 (84th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 0.5% · max 37.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
84th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
110th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
117th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 23.3%CPI 21.1%BJP 16.2%LJP 12.7%IND 9.6%OTH 17.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,70,541
Density
1549 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,918 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity20.2%
Sanitation31.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.9%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Clean cooking fuel45.2%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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