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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 38 · 2005 (Feb)
Taraiya
Winner — 2005 (Feb)
JANAK SINGH
LJP· LJP-Congress alliance (UPA)
LJP 27.8%RJD 27.2%13 others 45.1%
Votes
22,241
27.8% share
Winning margin
498
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
43.6%
of 1,83,510
Taraiya was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 498 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANAK SINGH | LJP-Congress alliance (UPA) | 22,241 | 27.8% |
| 2 | RAMDAS ROY | 21,743 | 27.2% | |
| 3 | SHAILENDRA PRATAP | NDA | 11,557 | 14.4% |
| 4 | KAMALA PRASAD SINGH | IND | 9,349 | 11.7% |
| 5 | CHHOTE LAL YADAV | BSP | 2,690 | 3.4% |
| 6 | SATYENDRA KR. SAHANI | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,794 | 2.2% |
| 7 | SUNIL SINGH | IND | 1,699 | 2.1% |
| 8 | JAY PRAKASH KUSHWAHA | IND | 1,550 | 1.9% |
| 9 | SARDHA RAY | IND | 1,391 | 1.7% |
| 10 | VIRENDRA YADAV | IND | 1,217 | 1.5% |
| 11 | BIRENDRA RAM | IND | 1,100 | 1.4% |
| 12 | NAND KISHOR SINGH | 1,008 | 1.3% | |
| 13 | RANANJAY KUMAR | IND | 928 | 1.2% |
| 14 | ATUL KUMAR SINGH | IND | 902 | 1.1% |
| 15 | INDU BHUSHAN SINGH | IND | 884 | 1.1% |
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 (215th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 0.2% · max 59.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
215th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
125th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
139th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LJP 27.8%RJD 27.2%BJP 14.4%IND 11.7%OTH 18.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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