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Lakhisarai

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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

VIJAY KUMAR SINHA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 30.5%RJD 28.9%14 others 40.7%
Votes
27,554
30.5% share
Winning margin
1,448
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
36.4%
of 2,48,298

Lakhisarai was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 1,448 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VIJAY KUMAR SINHA
BJP
NDA (NDA)
27,55430.5%
2
FULENA SINGH
RJD
26,10628.9%
3
VIPIN SINGH
IND
16,39718.1%
4
ASHWINI KUMAR SHARMA
INC
11,09512.3%
5
PINKI DEVI
IND
4,1104.5%
6
VIRENDRA SINGH
IND
1,2231.4%
7
RAMANUJ PRASAD SINGH
SJP(R)
8791.0%
8
VINAY SINGH
IND
6370.7%
9
MAHESH PRASAD SINGH
BMF
5430.6%
10
RAMANANDAN MAHTO
IND
4150.5%
11
AMRENDRA KUMAR
IND
3860.4%
12
NAVIN KUMAR SINGH
IND
2950.3%
13
MUNNI DEVI
IND
2310.3%
14
SADANAND YADAV
SAP
2280.3%
15
MANOJ KUMAR
IND
1930.2%
16
RAMESH SINGH
IND
1920.2%

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

Low turnout (240th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 0.1% · max 49.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
240th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
143rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
136th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 30.5%RJD 28.9%IND 18.1%INC 12.3%OTH 10.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,77,653
Density
1222 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,355 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.9%
Electricity20.8%
Sanitation30.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated75.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.0%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.0%
Clean cooking fuel41.0%
Health insurance12.8%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bawan Booti🏷️Silao KhajaGI
Tomb of Malik Ibrahim Bayu

Tomb of Malik Ibrahim Bayu

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Malik Ibrahim Bayu

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