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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

JAMSHED ASRAF
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 50.7%RJD 31.3%8 others 18.0%
Votes
46,987
50.7% share
Winning margin
17,995
19.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
48.6%
of 1,90,720

Balia is a safe seat — JAMSHED ASRAF won by 19.4%.

Seat history

1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAMSHED ASRAF
NDA (NDA)
46,98750.7%
2
SRINARAYAN YADAV
28,99231.3%
3
TARIQUE MATIN
5,3415.8%
4
BALESHWAR AZAD
IND
2,8853.1%
5
RAKESH PATEL
IND
1,9482.1%
6
MD. SAMSU JOHA
1,9142.1%
7
DOCTER RAMUDAY SHARMA
BSP
1,4301.5%
8
DIWAKAR SAH
CPI(ML)(L)
1,2471.3%
9
NATRAJAN SAH
IND
9821.1%
10
MAYA YADAV
IND
8871.0%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (187th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
19.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.3% · max 45.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
187th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.56
fewer partiesmore parties
120th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.5%
lowerhigher
11th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 50.7%RJD 31.3%LJP 5.8%OTH 12.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.05 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,62,012
Density
1260 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,033 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.7%Muslim 17.0%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity16.5%
Sanitation20.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.8%
Women literate63.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.4%
Health insurance12.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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