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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

ANIS AHMAD
RJD· RJD
RJD 22.9%JD(U) 21.5%10 others 55.6%
Votes
20,165
22.9% share
Winning margin
1,242
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
48.3%
of 1,82,413

Laukaha was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 1,242 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ANIS AHMAD
RJD
20,16522.9%
2
HARI PRASAD SAH
NDA
18,92321.5%
3
DEO NARAIN MANDAL
13,68315.5%
4
SURENDRA PRASAD YADAV
IND
12,21613.9%
5
RAM PARI DEVI
6,0276.8%
6
LAL BIHARI YADAV
IND
4,0054.5%
7
CHITTRANJAN SAH
IND
3,0963.5%
8
SHIVNATH SADAY
IND
2,8203.2%
9
ABDUL HAI PYAMI
IND
2,7553.1%
10
KAMESHWAR NARAYAN YADAV
1,7772.0%
11
MANOJ KUMAR YADAV
BSP
1,4821.7%
12
MUNSHI PASWAN
IND
1,0731.2%

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 (190th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 0.8% · max 25.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
190th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.12
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.5%
lowerhigher
44th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 22.9%JD(U) 21.5%INC 15.5%IND 13.9%CPM 6.8%OTH 19.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,37,385
Density
1728 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,279 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.3%Muslim 22.4%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation25.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.9%
Children fully vaccinated66.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate49.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance25.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta

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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