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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 27 · 2005 (Feb)
Basantpur
Winner — 2005 (Feb)
MANIK CHAND RAI
RJD· RJD
RJD 47.0%BJP 30.0%9 others 23.1%
Votes
44,462
47.0% share
Winning margin
16,100
17.0% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
46.6%
of 2,02,939
Basantpur is a safe seat — MANIK CHAND RAI won by 17.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANIK CHAND RAI | RJD | 44,462 | 47.0% |
| 2 | SRI SATYADEO PRASAD SINGH | NDA | 28,362 | 30.0% |
| 3 | KAMALDEO NARAYAN SHUKLA | 6,712 | 7.1% | |
| 4 | HEMANT KUMAR SINGH | IND | 3,359 | 3.5% |
| 5 | RAMAYAN SINGH | BSP | 3,052 | 3.2% |
| 6 | RAKESH MISHRA | IND | 2,764 | 2.9% |
| 7 | RITESH SINGH | 1,459 | 1.5% | |
| 8 | YUGAL KISHORE UPADHAYAY | IND | 1,371 | 1.4% |
| 9 | SHAMBHU NATH PANDEY | IND | 1,262 | 1.3% |
| 10 | NAEYAR HUSSAIN | 1,209 | 1.3% | |
| 11 | RAKESH SINGH | IND | 630 | 0.7% |
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.
Average turnout (152nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.5% · min 0.8% · max 21.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
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152nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
124th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
209th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 47.0%BJP 30.0%INC 7.1%OTH 16.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,23,574
Density
1492 / km²
Sex ratio
899 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,294 km²
SC population11.8%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.1%Muslim 21.6%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation20.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate51.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.8%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance20.7%
What's nearby?
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