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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

MANORANJAN SINGH
LJP· LJP-Congress alliance (UPA)
LJP 38.5%RJD 28.9%12 others 32.6%
Votes
32,724
38.5% share
Winning margin
8,106
9.5% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
46.2%
of 1,84,247

A clear win with a 9.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANORANJAN SINGH
LJP-Congress alliance (UPA)
32,72438.5%
2
RAM BAHADUR RAI
24,61828.9%
3
YOGENDRA PANDEY
NDA
11,95514.0%
4
NARAIN PD. YADAW
IND
2,8303.3%
5
HARI NATH RAM
IND
2,3212.7%
6
BINDESHWAR SINGH KUSHWAHA
BSP
2,3132.7%
7
RAMSHISH YADAV
SJP(R)
2,2862.7%
8
SUNIL TIWARI
IND
1,8042.1%
9
SATYENDRA KUMAR SINGH
1,1031.3%
10
RAMJI RAI
IND
6930.8%
11
JITENDRA PANDEY
IND
6700.8%
12
DILIP KUMAR MAHATO
IND
6670.8%
13
UMESHWAR SINGH
IND
6410.8%
14
UPENDRA RAM
IND
4680.6%

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 (195th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.4% · max 44.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
195th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.81
fewer partiesmore parties
64th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
131st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LJP 38.5%RJD 28.9%JD(U) 14.0%OTH 18.6%

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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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