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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 206 · 2005 (Feb)Reserved (SC)
Sahar
Winner — 2005 (Feb)
RAM NARESH RAM
CPI(ML)(L)· CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L) 53.9%RJD 14.3%9 others 31.8%
Votes
46,288
53.9% share
Winning margin
34,040
39.7% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
42.8%
of 2,00,574
Sahar is a safe seat — RAM NARESH RAM won by 39.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM NARESH RAM | CPI(ML)(L) CPI(ML)(L) | 46,288 | 53.9% |
| 2 | RAMBABU PASWAN | 12,248 | 14.3% | |
| 3 | SHAKUNTALA DEVI | NDA | 10,566 | 12.3% |
| 4 | LAL BABU | IND | 7,167 | 8.4% |
| 5 | NAGENDRA KUMAR VIKAL | 3,092 | 3.6% | |
| 6 | RAM BRIKSH RAM | AD | 1,372 | 1.6% |
| 7 | UPENDRA KUMAR | IND | 1,221 | 1.4% |
| 8 | SHAILENDRA KUMAR | BSP | 1,182 | 1.4% |
| 9 | CHINTA DEVI | 1,092 | 1.3% | |
| 10 | RAM LAGAN RAM | IND | 826 | 1.0% |
| 11 | VIJAY KUMAR | ABJS | 777 | 0.9% |
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 (95th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean39.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.4% · max 45.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
95th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.47
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
238th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI(ML)(L) 53.9%RJD 14.3%BJP 12.3%IND 8.4%OTH 11.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,26,384
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
920 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,332 km²
SC population22.7%
ST population3.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity21.6%
Sanitation16.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.3%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.1%
Children underweight (under 5)47.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.3%
Women literate66.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance18.1%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.