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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 231 · 2005 (Feb)

Gaya Mufassil

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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

AWADHESH KUMAR SINGH
IND
IND 51.4%RJD 28.9%12 others 19.7%
Votes
57,403
51.4% share
Winning margin
25,140
22.5% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
53.5%
of 2,08,546

Gaya Mufassil is a safe seat — AWADHESH KUMAR SINGH won by 22.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AWADHESH KUMAR SINGH
IND
57,40351.4%
2
DR. BINOD KUMAR YADVENDU
RJD
32,26328.9%
3
DR. RAM KUMAR MEHTA
JD(U)
NDA
11,38910.2%
4
VEENA RAY
BSP
BSP
2,1261.9%
5
RAMKESHWER PRASAD YADAV
LJP
2,0571.8%
6
VINOD KUMAR SINGH
IND
2,0101.8%
7
ADITYA PASWAN
IND
8700.8%
8
SAROJ DEVI
RLD
6370.6%
9
RAM ASHISH SINGH
IND
6370.6%
10
JUGAL KISHORE PRASAD
SSD
5590.5%
11
GOPAL SHARAN CHAUDHARY
IND
4740.4%
12
MAHAVEER RAM
IND
4390.4%
13
PURAN CHAUDHARY
IND
3840.3%
14
MOHAN PRASAD
IND
3710.3%

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 (81st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
22.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.1% · min 0.6% · max 34.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
81st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
170th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
86th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 51.4%RJD 28.9%JD(U) 10.2%OTH 9.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,91,418
Density
883 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,976 km²
SC population30.4%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity16.3%
Sanitation24.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.6%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.4%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate59.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.8%
Clean cooking fuel34.7%
Health insurance9.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom/Garments🏺Stone Art🏺Tilkut
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Shiva Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Shiva Temple

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