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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 214 · 2005 (Feb)

Sasaram

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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

JAWAHAR PRASAD
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 37.1%RJD 28.6%9 others 34.3%
Votes
43,956
37.1% share
Winning margin
10,039
8.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
46.9%
of 2,52,777

A clear win with a 8.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAWAHAR PRASAD
BJP
NDA (NDA)
43,95637.1%
2
DR. ASHOK KUMAR
RJD
33,91728.6%
3
SALAMAT ANSARI
LJP
20,42217.2%
4
MAHENDRA SINGH
BSP
BSP
11,98610.1%
5
SUGRIV SINGH
IND
1,7321.5%
6
MAHENDRA RAM
IND
1,6561.4%
7
BIHARI PRASAD
RLSM
1,5741.3%
8
SAKALDEO SAH
IND
1,0180.9%
9
UMA SHANKAR SINGH
SAP
8200.7%
10
CHANDAN SHAW
IND
7500.6%
11
OM PRAKASH GUPTA
SP
7420.6%

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 (181st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 4.4% · max 35.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
181st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
83rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
228th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 37.1%RJD 28.6%LJP 17.2%BSP 10.1%OTH 7.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,00,843
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
638 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.5%Muslim 9.2%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.4%
Electricity1.9%
Sanitation23.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.2%
Children fully vaccinated84.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Children underweight (under 5)52.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.9%
Women literate62.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.5%
Clean cooking fuel29.3%
Health insurance15.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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