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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 240 · 2005 (Feb)Reserved (SC)

Rajauli

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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

NAND KISHORE CHOUDHARY
RJD· RJD
RJD 38.7%LJP 36.5%10 others 24.8%
Votes
34,272
38.7% share
Winning margin
1,926
2.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
39.0%
of 2,27,215

A closely fought contest. NAND KISHORE CHOUDHARY won with a 2.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NAND KISHORE CHOUDHARY
RJD
RJD
34,27238.7%
2
BANWARI RAM
LJP
32,34636.5%
3
GAYA RAM
BJP
NDA
7,8088.8%
4
PRAKASH VIR
IND
4,0584.6%
5
RAJENDRA CHOUDHARY
BSP
BSP
2,0522.3%
6
SURESH RAM
IND
1,8962.1%
7
BHOLA MANJHI
CPI(ML)(L)
1,8632.1%
8
RAMA NAND CHOUDHARY
IND
1,2331.4%
9
NARESH RAM
IND
8941.0%
10
RAJESH KUMAR
IND
8531.0%
11
SHANTI DEVI
IND
7060.8%
12
BINOD CHAUDHARY
IND
6440.7%

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 (169th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.1% · max 48.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
169th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.84
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
92nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 38.7%LJP 36.5%BJP 8.8%OTH 16.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,60,405
Density
568 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,098 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population4.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.7%Muslim 12.4%Other 1.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity10.6%
Sanitation14.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.0%
Children underweight (under 5)37.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.2%
Women literate48.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance14.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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