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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 62 · 2005 (Feb)
Aurai
Winner — 2005 (Feb)
ARJUN RAY
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 61.5%RJD 24.8%9 others 13.7%
Votes
52,327
61.5% share
Winning margin
31,187
36.6% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
47.2%
of 1,80,255
Aurai is a safe seat — ARJUN RAY won by 36.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARJUN RAY | NDA (NDA) | 52,327 | 61.5% |
| 2 | GANESH PRASAD YADAV | 21,140 | 24.8% | |
| 3 | PREM CHANDRA MISHRA | 3,161 | 3.7% | |
| 4 | RAM DAYAL BAITHA | IND | 2,246 | 2.6% |
| 5 | MUKESH PRASAD | IND | 1,570 | 1.8% |
| 6 | ASHOK KUMAR JHA | BSP | 1,546 | 1.8% |
| 7 | BHUSHAN KUMAR JHA | IND | 907 | 1.1% |
| 8 | MAHENDRA PASWAN | IND | 718 | 0.8% |
| 9 | HARISHCHANDRA PRASAD YADAV | 640 | 0.8% | |
| 10 | PANKAJ BANDHU | IND | 426 | 0.5% |
| 11 | NAGEENDRA SAHANI | IND | 418 | 0.5% |
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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 (6th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe36.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 1.7% · max 48.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
6th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
241st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
236th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 61.5%RJD 24.8%OTH 13.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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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