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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 170 · 2005 (Feb)
Jamui
Winner — 2005 (Feb)
VIJAY PRAKASH
RJD· RJD
RJD 49.3%LJP 32.2%8 others 18.6%
Votes
63,611
49.3% share
Winning margin
22,073
17.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
53.2%
of 2,42,872
Jamui is a safe seat — VIJAY PRAKASH won by 17.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIJAY PRAKASH | RJD | 63,611 | 49.3% |
| 2 | ARJUN MANDAL | 41,538 | 32.2% | |
| 3 | AMAR KUMAR BHAGAT | IND | 6,846 | 5.3% |
| 4 | SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH | NDA | 6,614 | 5.1% |
| 5 | JAY NARAYAN RAO | BSP | 3,946 | 3.1% |
| 6 | SURKHAB AHMAD | IND | 2,179 | 1.7% |
| 7 | SHIV NANDAN SINGH | SJP(R) | 1,338 | 1.0% |
| 8 | UMESH KUMAR MANDAL | SHD | 1,238 | 1.0% |
| 9 | ASHOK RAM | IND | 916 | 0.7% |
| 10 | PREM CHANDRA RAM | IND | 909 | 0.7% |
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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.
Low turnout (199th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.1% · max 33.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
199th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
4.3%
lowerhigher
2nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 49.3%LJP 32.2%IND 5.3%JD(U) 5.1%OTH 8.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,36,342
Density
924 / km²
Sex ratio
930 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
689 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.7%Muslim 5.9%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.9%
Electricity19.3%
Sanitation28.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.2%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.6%
Children underweight (under 5)37.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.5%
Women literate55.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.1%
Clean cooking fuel40.3%
Health insurance9.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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