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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 89 · 2005 (Feb)

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Winner — 2005 (Feb)

SANJAY SARAWAGI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 40.8%RJD 27.4%10 others 31.8%
Votes
43,075
40.8% share
Winning margin
14,188
13.4% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
50.4%
of 2,09,630

A clear win with a 13.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SANJAY SARAWAGI
BJP
NDA (NDA)
43,07540.8%
2
MD. MUMTAZ ALAM
RJD
28,88727.4%
3
SATYA NARAYAN GAMI
LJP
23,90822.6%
4
SANJAY KU. ROY
IND
1,8241.7%
5
MADHURI RANJEETA MAHAVIR DEVI
BSP
BSP
1,6361.5%
6
SHIVAN YADAV
CPI(ML)(L)
1,5161.4%
7
ABDUL ALLAM
IND
1,3391.3%
8
KAMOD PRASAD
SHS
9150.9%
9
BAIDHNATH KHANDELBAL PATWA
IND
7730.7%
10
BHARAT YADAV
IND
7380.7%
11
KAPILDEO MAHASETH
IND
5540.5%
12
VIJAY KU. MAHTO
AD
4220.4%

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 (144th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.7% · min 0.6% · max 45.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
144th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.04
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
134th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 40.8%RJD 27.4%LJP 22.6%OTH 9.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️Shahi LitchiGI🏷️Sujini EmbroideryGI

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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