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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 56 · 2005 (Feb)

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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

AJIT KUMAR
LJP· LJP-Congress alliance (UPA)
LJP 38.1%RJD 34.1%14 others 27.8%
Votes
38,987
38.1% share
Winning margin
4,168
4.1% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
54.1%
of 1,88,846

A closely fought contest. AJIT KUMAR won with a 4.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AJIT KUMAR
LJP
LJP-Congress alliance (UPA)
38,98738.1%
2
MD. JAMAL
RJD
34,81934.1%
3
ARVIND KUMAR SINGH
BJP
NDA
8,5798.4%
4
MAHENDRA SAHNI
BSP
BSP
4,9654.9%
5
LAKHICHANDRA RAY
IND
3,2853.2%
6
SUDHIR KUMAR
IND
2,2022.2%
7
RAMJI PASWAN
IND
2,0562.0%
8
SHASHI KUMAR SINGH
IND
1,4721.4%
9
M.D.QUASIM
SP
1,4441.4%
10
MUKESH KUMAR
IND
9871.0%
11
MD. HAIDAR AZAD
IND
9620.9%
12
SHASHI BHUSHAN SINGH
BJKVP
7060.7%
13
LOK NATH DAS
IND
6890.7%
14
DEVENDRA RAM
IND
4810.5%
15
GANESH PASWAN DEVENDER
IND
3240.3%
16
ASHOK BAITHA
IND
2880.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (29th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 0.3% · max 56.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
29th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
163rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LJP 38.1%RJD 34.1%BJP 8.4%OTH 19.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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