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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 209 · 2005 (Feb)
Dinara
Winner — 2005 (Feb)
RAM DHANI SINGH
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 28.3%BSP 25.9%14 others 45.8%
Votes
32,443
28.4% share
Winning margin
2,778
2.4% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
55.5%
of 2,06,327
A closely fought contest. RAM DHANI SINGH won with a 2.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM DHANI SINGH | NDA (NDA) | 32,443 | 28.4% |
| 2 | ARUN KUMAR SINGH | BSP | 29,665 | 26.0% |
| 3 | ASHOK KUMAR GUPTA | 17,948 | 15.7% | |
| 4 | AJIT KUMAR | 12,872 | 11.3% | |
| 5 | AJAY KUMAR SINGH | 9,118 | 8.0% | |
| 6 | BABAN SINGH KUSHWAHA | RSMD | 3,826 | 3.3% |
| 7 | JAI PRAKASH CHOUDHARY | IND | 2,786 | 2.4% |
| 8 | GOPAL RAM | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,776 | 1.6% |
| 9 | DR. USHA SINGH | SWJP | 1,051 | 0.9% |
| 10 | RAMESHWAR SINGH | IND | 650 | 0.6% |
| 11 | UPENDRA RAM | IND | 480 | 0.4% |
| 12 | KAMLESH KUMAR TIWARI | IND | 463 | 0.4% |
| 13 | UMESH SINGH | 355 | 0.3% | |
| 14 | YAMUNA SINGH | IND | 303 | 0.3% |
| 15 | RAM ASHISH SINGH | 279 | 0.2% | |
| 16 | JITENDRA TIWARI | ABJS | 211 | 0.2% |
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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 (150th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.8% · max 30.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
150th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.54
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
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164th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 28.4%BSP 26.0%RJD 15.7%LJP 11.3%INC 8.0%OTH 10.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,59,918
Density
763 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,881 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population1.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.4%Muslim 10.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity25.2%
Sanitation28.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)48.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.9%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance17.2%
What's nearby?
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