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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 115 · 2005 (Oct)Reserved (SC)

Kumarkhand

Winner — 2005 (Oct)

RAMESH RISHIDEV
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 45.1%RJD 42.3%2 others 12.7%
Votes
32,198
45.0% share
Winning margin
1,978
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
38.1%
of 1,87,727

A closely fought contest. RAMESH RISHIDEV won with a 2.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMESH RISHIDEV
NDA (NDA)
32,19845.1%
2
AMIT KUMAR BHARTI
30,22042.3%
3
HARI WALLAV PASWAN
5,7358.0%
4
SHIVNARAYAN SADA
IND
3,3184.6%

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

Average turnout (188th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.2% · min 0.1% · max 44.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
188th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.56
fewer partiesmore parties
121st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
48th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 45.1%RJD 42.3%LJP 8.0%OTH 4.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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