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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

SUNIL KUMAR
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 58.5%LJP 14.0%14 others 27.6%
Votes
45,909
58.5% share
Winning margin
34,947
44.5% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
41.7%
of 1,88,436

Harnaut is a safe seat — SUNIL KUMAR won by 44.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUNIL KUMAR
NDA (NDA)
45,90958.5%
2
SUDHIR KUMAR
10,96214.0%
3
UPENDRA KUMAR SINGH
8,93811.4%
4
SITA SHARAN BIND
BSP
3,8314.9%
5
ARUN KUMAR SINGH
IND
2,0542.6%
6
VISHWA MOHAN CHOWDHARY
1,8262.3%
7
JITENDRA KUMAR
9921.3%
8
SURENDRA PRASAD AKELA
IND
6780.9%
9
SINDHU DEVI
IND
6510.8%
10
ARUN KUMAR
IND
6490.8%
11
JAI NA. P. SINHA
IND
5680.7%
12
AMAR KANT PASWAN
IND
4290.5%
13
AVDHESH KUMAR NIRALA
IND
2880.4%
14
RANJIT KUMAR
IND
2610.3%
15
SURY PRAKASH PURSHIYARTHI
IND
2490.3%
16
RAKESH KUMAR
AD
2290.3%

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 (242nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
44.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.0% · min 2.5% · max 55.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
41%
lowerhigher
242nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
243rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
218th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 58.5%LJP 14.0%RJD 11.4%OTH 16.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

7 locations
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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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