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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 150 · 2005 (Feb)

Bhagalpur

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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

ASHWANI KUMAR CHUBEY
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 46.1%INC 28.7%9 others 25.2%
Votes
53,765
46.1% share
Winning margin
20,210
17.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
44.5%
of 2,62,277

Bhagalpur is a safe seat — ASHWANI KUMAR CHUBEY won by 17.3%.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ASHWANI KUMAR CHUBEY
BJP
NDA (NDA)
53,76546.1%
2
AJEET SHARMA
INC
33,55528.7%
3
SHAMBU DAYAL KHETAN
RJD
23,52220.2%
4
PRATAP SAH
BSP
BSP
1,8691.6%
5
SHARDA NANDAN PODAR
IND
1,3001.1%
6
S. ASAD EKBAL
SP
6700.6%
7
SHAILENDRA KUMAR SHARMA
CPI(ML)(L)
4660.4%
8
RAKESH KUMAR DUBE
IND
4330.4%
9
PRABHAKAR SHARMA
IND
4170.4%
10
NAGARMAL BAJORIA DHARTIPAKAR
ABHM
3690.3%
11
UTTAM KUMAR RAI
IND
3480.3%

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 (135th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
17.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 0.8% · max 41.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
135th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.85
fewer partiesmore parties
60th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.7%
lowerhigher
7th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.85EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.1%INC 28.7%RJD 20.2%OTH 5.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,66,886
Density
1122 / km²
Sex ratio
886 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,486 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.5%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.0%
Electricity12.4%
Sanitation23.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births74.2%
Children fully vaccinated64.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.5%
Women literate51.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel33.2%
Health insurance15.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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