Back to Bihar 2005 (Feb) map

Winner — 2005 (Feb)

DULARCHAND SINGH
LJP· LJP-Congress alliance (UPA)
LJP 30.1%RJD 19.8%17 others 50.1%
Votes
28,864
30.1% share
Winning margin
9,881
10.3% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
46.7%
of 2,05,562

A clear win with a 10.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DULARCHAND SINGH
LJP-Congress alliance (UPA)
28,86430.1%
2
VEENA DEVI
18,98319.8%
3
RANJIT KUMAR
NDA
18,92919.7%
4
ANWAR HUSSAIN
CPI(ML)(L)
17,85118.6%
5
DHANANJAY MISTRI
BSP
3,4533.6%
6
SHALENDRA RAJWAR
IND
1,2001.3%
7
BALESHWAR RAM
IJP
9000.9%
8
KAMTA PRASAD
8300.9%
9
KAMLA CHAUDHARY
IND
7960.8%
10
AMRENDRA KUMAR
IND
6990.7%
11
DHARMENDRA SINGH
IND
6750.7%
12
DHUPENDRA PRASAD SINGH
AD
5280.6%
13
SUBHASH CHANDRA YADAV
IND
4640.5%
14
MD. ANAMUL HAQUE
IND
4550.5%
15
RAVINDRA SINGH
IND
3530.4%
16
HASNAT KHAN
IND
2970.3%
17
LEKHA PASWAN
IND
2790.3%
18
DHANANJAY SINGH
IND
2390.2%
19
SONI KUMARI
IND
1660.2%

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 (133rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 2.7% · max 40.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
133rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
175th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
67th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LJP 30.1%RJD 19.8%JD(U) 19.7%CPI(ML)(L) 18.6%OTH 11.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,40,073
Density
769 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,305 km²
SC population24.1%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation21.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.5%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)48.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance15.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lemon Grass🏺Strawberry

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Ask the state

STATE INDICATORS · RBI 2024-25