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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

ABDUL BARI SIDDIQUI
RJD· RJD
RJD 51.3%BJP 29.4%5 others 19.4%
Votes
44,681
51.3% share
Winning margin
19,065
21.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
44.4%
of 1,96,358

Bahera is a safe seat — ABDUL BARI SIDDIQUI won by 21.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ABDUL BARI SIDDIQUI
RJD
44,68151.3%
2
MAHENDRA JHA AZAD
NDA
25,61629.4%
3
YUGESHWAR SAHANI
10,13111.6%
4
SHAH NAZMUL HODA
IND
2,4452.8%
5
BISHWAMBHAR MISHRA
IND
1,6951.9%
6
SHAMIM AHMAD
BSP
1,6021.8%
7
BINOD YADAV
RVNP
1,0041.2%

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 (76th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
21.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 0.6% · max 57.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
76th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.75
fewer partiesmore parties
76th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
217th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 51.3%BJP 29.4%LJP 11.6%OTH 7.7%

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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