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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 157 · 2005 (Feb)
Belhar
Winner — 2005 (Feb)
RAMDEO YADAV
RJD· RJD
RJD 27.7%JD(U) 16.3%17 others 56.0%
Votes
25,405
27.7% share
Winning margin
10,505
11.5% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
49.5%
of 1,84,840
A clear win with a 11.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
19 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMDEO YADAV | RJD | 25,405 | 27.7% |
| 2 | JANARDAN MANJHI | NDA | 14,900 | 16.3% |
| 3 | KAMLAKANT YADAV | BSP | 11,619 | 12.7% |
| 4 | VILAKSHAN RAVIDAS | IND | 10,701 | 11.7% |
| 5 | SUSHIL KUMAR YADAV | IND | 6,665 | 7.3% |
| 6 | MANOJ AZAD | 4,937 | 5.4% | |
| 7 | SHAILENDRA KUMAR | 3,007 | 3.3% | |
| 8 | SHEELA SINGH | 2,751 | 3.0% | |
| 9 | LAKSHMI PASWAN | IND | 2,270 | 2.5% |
| 10 | CHANDRA MOLESHWAR SINGH LALAN | IND | 1,772 | 1.9% |
| 11 | AMRENDRA KUMAR PANDIT | LPSP | 1,322 | 1.4% |
| 12 | SINGHESHWAR MARANDI | AJPF | 1,231 | 1.3% |
| 13 | DINESH KUMAR SINGH | IND | 1,058 | 1.2% |
| 14 | KEDAR PANDIT | IND | 1,019 | 1.1% |
| 15 | MAHADEO YADAV | IND | 875 | 1.0% |
| 16 | SIKANDAR MURMU | IND | 826 | 0.9% |
| 17 | KRIT NARAYAN PASWAN | IND | 576 | 0.6% |
| 18 | ASHOK RAJAK | IND | 322 | 0.4% |
| 19 | ASHISH KUMAR | IND | 301 | 0.3% |
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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 (157th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe11.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 3.9% · max 35.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
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157th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
156th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
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94th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 27.7%JD(U) 16.3%BSP 12.7%IND 11.7%IND 7.3%SAP 5.4%OTH 18.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,37,766
Density
1182 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.9%Muslim 17.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.2%
Electricity31.0%
Sanitation33.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated66.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.0%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.4%
Clean cooking fuel49.2%
Health insurance16.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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