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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 73 · 2005 (Feb)

Benipatti

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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

YUGESHWAR JHA
INC· LJP-Congress alliance (UPA)
INC 33.3%IND 23.7%8 others 43.0%
Votes
31,672
33.3% share
Winning margin
9,143
9.6% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
44.8%
of 2,12,369

A clear win with a 9.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
YUGESHWAR JHA
INC
LJP-Congress alliance (UPA)
31,67233.3%
2
SHALIGRAM YADAV
IND
22,52923.7%
3
RAMASHISH YADAV
RJD
21,00622.1%
4
NAVENDRA JHA
JD(U)
NDA
9,90810.4%
5
RAMGULAM SAH
SP
2,7022.8%
6
RAM BARAN RAM
BSP
BSP
2,4582.6%
7
RAJENDER YADAV
IND
1,4121.5%
8
ANIL JHA
IND
1,2301.3%
9
RAKESH SINGH ALIAS RIKKI SINGH
IND
1,1781.2%
10
MANOJ KUMAR JHA
IND
1,0631.1%

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 (101st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 0.8% · max 44.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
101st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
106th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
47th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.3%IND 23.7%RJD 22.1%JD(U) 10.4%OTH 10.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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