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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

DR. SUNIL KUMAR
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 58.5%RJD 33.6%8 others 7.9%
Votes
74,752
58.5% share
Winning margin
31,813
24.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
46.9%
of 2,72,463

Bihar is a safe seat — DR. SUNIL KUMAR won by 24.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR. SUNIL KUMAR
NDA (NDA)
74,75258.5%
2
SYED NAUSHADAN NABI
42,93933.6%
3
JAGESHAR YADAV
3,8573.0%
4
HIRA LAL SAO
IND
1,4831.2%
5
RAJESH KUMAR
1,3141.0%
6
MD. HIMAYOON ANSARI
BSP
1,2201.0%
7
MANOJ KUMAR
IND
7000.5%
8
ANIL KUMAR
CPI(ML)(L)
6190.5%
9
AFRIN SULTANA
IND
5130.4%
10
BHUSHAN MAHTO
AD
3380.3%

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.

Low turnout (204th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
24.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.4% · max 25.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
204th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
169th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
50th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 58.5%RJD 33.6%OTH 7.9%

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?

6 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bawan Booti🏷️Silao KhajaGI
All mounds, structures and buildings enclosed in the acquired area (Excavated remains)

All mounds, structures and buildings enclosed in the acquired area (Excavated remains)

🏛️MonumentASI

All mounds, structures and buildings enclosed in the acquired area (Excavated remains)

Ancient mound, Bargaon

Ancient mound, Bargaon

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient mound

🏛️

Statue of Buddha

🏛️MonumentASI

Statue of Buddha

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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