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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

AMAR NATH YADAV
CPI(ML)(L)· CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L) 30.1%RJD 28.2%11 others 41.7%
Votes
25,197
30.1% share
Winning margin
1,573
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
43.8%
of 1,91,204

Darauli was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 1,573 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AMAR NATH YADAV
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
25,19730.1%
2
SHEO SHANKER YADAV
23,62428.2%
3
RAJDEO SINGH
NDA
15,86819.0%
4
SHRINIWASH YADAV
IND
4,9225.9%
5
KRISHNA PRATAP SINGH
IND
3,2693.9%
6
SRI LAKHI CHAND PRASAD YADAV
BSP
1,8062.2%
7
ABHA DEVI
IND
1,8052.2%
8
DURGA PRASAD SINGH
1,7382.1%
9
YOGENDRA PRASAD YADAV
1,3971.7%
10
KRISHNA MURARI RAI
IND
1,3911.7%
11
RAMPRIT GOND
IND
1,2581.5%
12
PANCHA NAND SINGH
IND
7670.9%
13
UTTAM BIHARI KUSHWAHA
IND
6640.8%

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 (149th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 2.7% · max 19.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
149th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.8%
lowerhigher
4th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI(ML)(L) 30.1%RJD 28.2%BJP 19.0%IND 5.9%OTH 16.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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