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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 68 · 2005 (Feb)

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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

NAGINA DEVI
LJP· LJP-Congress alliance (UPA)
LJP 29.8%RJD 25.5%9 others 44.6%
Votes
30,797
29.8% share
Winning margin
4,419
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
48.0%
of 2,14,907

A closely fought contest. NAGINA DEVI won with a 4.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NAGINA DEVI
LJP
LJP-Congress alliance (UPA)
30,79729.8%
2
SURYADEO RAI
RJD
26,37825.5%
3
RAM BAHADUR SINGH
JD(U)
NDA
22,96922.2%
4
RAMPRAWESH YADAV
SP
8,1677.9%
5
UMESH KUMAR RANJAN MAHTO
BSP
BSP
3,7393.6%
6
SATAN PASWAN
IND
2,5122.4%
7
RAM PUKAR PASWAN
IND
2,2732.2%
8
RAMBABU RAI
RLSM
2,0302.0%
9
SHIV SHANKAR MANDAL
SAP
1,6291.6%
10
CHANDRIKA PRASAD
IND
1,4621.4%
11
BHAGRITH BAITHA
IND
1,3031.3%

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 (2nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 4.8% · max 35.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
2nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
147th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
169th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LJP 29.8%RJD 25.5%JD(U) 22.2%SP 7.9%OTH 14.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,71,029
Density
1005 / km²
Sex ratio
919 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,057 km²
SC population8.6%
ST population5.9%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 54.9%Muslim 44.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.3%
Electricity9.9%
Sanitation17.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.9%
Children fully vaccinated73.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.9%
Children underweight (under 5)48.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.4%
Women literate49.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel16.9%
Health insurance8.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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