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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 72 · 2005 (Feb)
Pupri
Winner — 2005 (Feb)
SHAHID ALI KHAN
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 35.4%RJD 31.6%13 others 32.9%
Votes
35,221
35.4% share
Winning margin
3,795
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
45.5%
of 2,18,345
A closely fought contest. SHAHID ALI KHAN won with a 3.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAHID ALI KHAN | NDA (NDA) | 35,221 | 35.4% |
| 2 | NAWAL KISHORE RAI | 31,426 | 31.6% | |
| 3 | UMA SHANKAR GUPTA | 11,503 | 11.6% | |
| 4 | RAM PRAMOD SAHNI | BSP | 8,838 | 8.9% |
| 5 | SRINATH RAI | IND | 2,185 | 2.2% |
| 6 | SURESH RAI | IND | 1,966 | 2.0% |
| 7 | MANOJ KUMAR CHAUDHARY | IND | 1,142 | 1.1% |
| 8 | PAPPU KUMAR MISHRA | IND | 1,051 | 1.1% |
| 9 | VISHWANATH MISHRA | 1,048 | 1.1% | |
| 10 | MD. MOFEEZ | IND | 1,011 | 1.0% |
| 11 | SADHU SHARAN DAS | CPI(ML)(L) | 833 | 0.8% |
| 12 | SADHANI DEVI | IND | 820 | 0.8% |
| 13 | DHARMA NATH PASWAN | IND | 791 | 0.8% |
| 14 | RANJU DEVI | IND | 781 | 0.8% |
| 15 | DEV CHANDRA PRASAD | IND | 777 | 0.8% |
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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.
Average turnout (96th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.8% · max 29.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
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96th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
191st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.6%
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38th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 35.4%RJD 31.6%LJP 11.6%BSP 8.9%OTH 12.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,01,762
Density
1120 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,788 km²
SC population17.3%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.6%Muslim 12.1%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.6%
Electricity5.8%
Sanitation13.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.7%
Women literate47.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel13.4%
Health insurance9.5%
What's nearby?
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