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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 179 · 2005 (Feb)
Islampur
Winner — 2005 (Feb)
RAMSWAROOP PRASAD
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 42.3%CPI 21.5%11 others 36.2%
Votes
40,749
42.3% share
Winning margin
20,060
20.8% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
44.1%
of 2,18,651
Islampur is a safe seat — RAMSWAROOP PRASAD won by 20.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMSWAROOP PRASAD | NDA (NDA) | 40,749 | 42.3% |
| 2 | RAKESH KUMAR ROSHAN | 20,689 | 21.5% | |
| 3 | NARESH KUMAR YADAV | IND | 8,779 | 9.1% |
| 4 | BIRENDRA PRASAD | CPI(ML)(L) | 7,736 | 8.0% |
| 5 | DILIP CHAUDHARY | 6,600 | 6.9% | |
| 6 | MD. SAHABUDIN | BSP | 3,759 | 3.9% |
| 7 | SHIVANAND SINGH | IND | 2,191 | 2.3% |
| 8 | BHARAT PRASAD SINGH | IND | 1,770 | 1.8% |
| 9 | VIDYA PASWAN | IND | 1,604 | 1.7% |
| 10 | SATENDRA SAO | BMF | 808 | 0.8% |
| 11 | CHANDRIKA PASWAN | IND | 640 | 0.7% |
| 12 | SURENDRA PRASAD | SWJP | 554 | 0.6% |
| 13 | AJAY KUMAR | AD | 460 | 0.5% |
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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 (166th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.8% · max 25.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
166th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
214th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
100th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 42.3%CPI 21.5%IND 9.1%CPI(ML)(L) 8.0%LJP 6.9%OTH 12.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
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