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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

BRISHIN PATEL
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 40.2%INC 38.2%12 others 21.6%
Votes
38,041
40.2% share
Winning margin
1,837
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
47.2%
of 2,00,725

Vaishali was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 1,837 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BRISHIN PATEL
NDA (NDA)
38,04140.2%
2
VEENA SHAHI
36,20438.2%
3
DEO NARAYAN PRASAD
BSP
5,6346.0%
4
RAVINDRA KUMAR
IND
3,7213.9%
5
RAJ KISHORE SINHA
IND
2,4782.6%
6
MD SHAHID ANSARI
IND
2,4602.6%
7
UPENDRA SINGH PATEL
AD
1,0081.1%
8
PRAMOD KUMAR
MCPI(S)
9361.0%
9
DAYA SHANKAR PRASAD SINGH
IND
9141.0%
10
VEENA BENIPURI
IND
8260.9%
11
SATAYA NARAYAN RAI
8180.9%
12
ABDUL WADOOD KHAN
IND
5630.6%
13
PRAMOD KUMAR RAI
IND
5600.6%
14
AWATAR
IND
5080.5%

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 (24th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.0% · min 2.6% · max 43.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
24th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
115th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 40.2%INC 38.2%BSP 6.0%OTH 15.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,90,400
Density
897 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,884 km²
SC population6.7%
ST population3.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%MUSLIM
Muslim 68.0%Hindu 31.4%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity17.5%
Sanitation10.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births54.6%
Children fully vaccinated67.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Children underweight (under 5)41.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.1%
Women literate48.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Clean cooking fuel15.3%
Health insurance8.1%

What's nearby?

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