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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 202 · 2005 (Feb)Reserved (SC)

Rajpur

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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

SHYAM PYARI DEVI
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 25.1%BSP 23.3%10 others 51.6%
Votes
21,843
25.1% share
Winning margin
1,555
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
49.5%
of 1,75,887

Rajpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 1,555 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHYAM PYARI DEVI
JD(U)
NDA (NDA)
21,84325.1%
2
SANTOSH KUMAR NIRALA
BSP
BSP
20,28823.3%
3
CHHEDI LAL RAM
RJD
18,84621.7%
4
BIRBAL RAJAK
SBSP
9,06910.4%
5
MADHAVI DEVI
IND
5,6316.5%
6
ARJUN RAM
SP
4,6645.4%
7
AMAR PASWAN
IND
2,1682.5%
8
RAMESWAR RAM
IND
1,3251.5%
9
DAROGA RAM
CPI(ML)(L)
1,1561.3%
10
ARUN KUMAR MUSHAR
SSD
1,0221.2%
11
YOGENDRA KUMAR RAM
SHS
6180.7%
12
RAM PASAD RAM
ABJS
3650.4%

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

Average turnout (193rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.2% · max 34.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
193rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.63
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
171st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 25.1%BSP 23.3%RJD 21.7%SBSP 10.4%IND 6.5%SP 5.4%OTH 7.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,06,352
Density
1002 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,703 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population1.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 6.2%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity17.8%
Sanitation24.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.6%
Children underweight (under 5)45.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.2%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance11.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hand Embroidery🏺Mentha🏺Sonachud Rice

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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