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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

RENU DEVI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 40.6%IND 31.0%12 others 28.3%
Votes
48,559
40.6% share
Winning margin
11,457
9.6% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
47.8%
of 2,50,250

A clear win with a 9.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RENU DEVI
BJP
NDA (NDA)
48,55940.6%
2
SHAMIM AKHTAR
IND
37,10231.0%
3
KRISHNA KUMAR BIND
BSP
BSP
9,7998.2%
4
BIRBAL YADAV
SP
8,9337.5%
5
DR.SANJAY JAYSAWAL
RJD
6,9795.8%
6
MD. SOAIB
IND
1,8091.5%
7
ADITYA RANJAN SINGH
IJP
1,0570.9%
8
RAJKUMAR THAKUR
IND
9580.8%
9
SHAHABUDDIN MOHAMAD
IND
8510.7%
10
RAMDEV MAHTO
LD
8370.7%
11
NAVENDU CHATURVEDI
NCP
7440.6%
12
ABDUL KAISH
IND
6930.6%
13
DAYANAND KUMAR VERMA
IND
6420.5%
14
AFSAR ALAM
IND
5880.5%

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 (131st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.4% · max 37.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
131st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
70th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
211th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 40.6%IND 31.0%BSP 8.2%SP 7.5%RJD 5.8%OTH 6.8%

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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Marcha Chura🏺Ready made Garments

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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