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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 239 · 2005 (Feb)
Nawada
Winner — 2005 (Feb)
PURNIMA YADAV
IND
IND 42.4%RJD 34.5%19 others 23.1%
Votes
53,995
42.4% share
Winning margin
10,081
7.9% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
44.5%
of 2,85,804
A clear win with a 7.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
21 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PURNIMA YADAV | IND | 53,995 | 42.4% |
| 2 | RAJ BALLABH PRASAD | 43,914 | 34.5% | |
| 3 | SANJAY KUMAR | NDA | 7,770 | 6.1% |
| 4 | FAKHRUDDIN ALI AHMAD | 6,288 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | DR. SHATRUGHAN PRASAD SINGH | 5,310 | 4.2% | |
| 6 | BRAJESH KUMAR | BSP | 2,485 | 2.0% |
| 7 | MOHAN SAW | IND | 1,188 | 0.9% |
| 8 | NIRANJAN KUMAR SINGH | IND | 901 | 0.7% |
| 9 | BIRENDRA YADAV | IND | 631 | 0.5% |
| 10 | SURESH PRASAD YADAV | IND | 615 | 0.5% |
| 11 | DILIP KUMAR | IND | 601 | 0.5% |
| 12 | ARUN KUMAR | IND | 591 | 0.5% |
| 13 | SIDDHESHWAR SHARMA | JP | 578 | 0.5% |
| 14 | MAHENDRA YADAV | IND | 479 | 0.4% |
| 15 | MUNDRIKA PRASAD | IND | 450 | 0.4% |
| 16 | RAJENDAR SINGH | IND | 372 | 0.3% |
| 17 | RAJ KUMAR VERMA | IND | 319 | 0.3% |
| 18 | ISTKHAR AHMAD | IND | 291 | 0.2% |
| 19 | MD. ANWAR KHAN | IND | 246 | 0.2% |
| 20 | RITESH KUMAR | IND | 165 | 0.1% |
| 21 | RAM BALAK PRASAD | IND | 140 | 0.1% |
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.
Low turnout (231st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 1.7% · max 52.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
231st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
227th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
85th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 42.4%RJD 34.5%BJP 6.1%OTH 17.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,19,146
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,494 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Muslim 11.0%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation22.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate62.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Clean cooking fuel40.7%
Health insurance8.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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