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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 42 · 2005 (Feb)Reserved (SC)
Garkha
Winner — 2005 (Feb)
RAGHUNANDAN MANJHI
IND
IND 36.2%RJD 29.7%12 others 34.2%
Votes
28,787
36.2% share
Winning margin
5,184
6.5% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
43.5%
of 1,82,834
A clear win with a 6.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAGHUNANDAN MANJHI | IND | 28,787 | 36.2% |
| 2 | MUNESHWAR CHAUDHARY | 23,603 | 29.7% | |
| 3 | PARMANAND RAM | NDA | 14,394 | 18.1% |
| 4 | SUKESH KUMAR RAM | IND | 3,184 | 4.0% |
| 5 | YADU RAM | BSP | 1,974 | 2.5% |
| 6 | RATAN PASWAN | 1,924 | 2.4% | |
| 7 | SHEO DAYAL DAS | IND | 1,827 | 2.3% |
| 8 | YOGENDRA RAM | IND | 1,020 | 1.3% |
| 9 | INDRAJIT RAM | IND | 901 | 1.1% |
| 10 | VISHWA MOHAN KUMAR PRASAD | AD | 618 | 0.8% |
| 11 | SANJAY KUMAR | 396 | 0.5% | |
| 12 | JAY PRAKASH MANJHI | IND | 339 | 0.4% |
| 13 | AMRIT CHAWDHERY | IND | 334 | 0.4% |
| 14 | ATMA RAM | IND | 283 | 0.4% |
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.
High turnout (41st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 1.9% · max 48.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
41st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
50th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
4.8%
lowerhigher
1st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 36.2%RJD 29.7%BJP 18.1%OTH 16.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,29,076
Density
919 / km²
Sex ratio
930 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,425 km²
SC population15.9%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.2%Muslim 18.4%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity11.6%
Sanitation10.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated73.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.3%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.7%
Women literate42.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Clean cooking fuel15.0%
Health insurance14.2%
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.