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Lauria

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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

PRADEEP SINGH
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 22.7%BSP 22.7%9 others 54.6%
Votes
21,775
22.7% share
Winning margin
54
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
50.9%
of 1,88,125

Lauria was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 54 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRADEEP SINGH
JD(U)
NDA (NDA)
21,77522.7%
2
SHAMBHU TIWARI
BSP
BSP
21,72122.7%
3
VINAY BIHARI
SP
17,90918.7%
4
VISHWA MOHAN SHARMA
INC
12,27112.8%
5
MAHAMMAD GAJI
IND
11,41111.9%
6
MOHAMMAD JAWED
NCP
2,9313.1%
7
RAN VIJAY SHAHI
IND
2,3792.5%
8
SUDAMA BAITHA
IND
1,5381.6%
9
DINESH SAH
IND
1,5141.6%
10
AJAY YADAV
IND
1,2691.3%
11
VIJAY KUMAR
IND
1,0921.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (51st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 2.1% · max 67.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
51st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
122nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
148th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 22.7%BSP 22.7%SP 18.7%INC 12.8%IND 11.9%OTH 11.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,35,042
Density
753 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,228 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population6.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.0%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.8%
Electricity8.1%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated62.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.4%
Health insurance20.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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