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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

BIMA BHARTI
RJD· UPA (UPA)
RJD 32.5%LJP 30.2%6 others 37.3%
Votes
28,681
32.5% share
Winning margin
1,991
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
50.9%
of 1,73,420

A closely fought contest. BIMA BHARTI won with a 2.3% margin.

Seat history

1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BIMA BHARTI
UPA (UPA)
28,68132.5%
2
SHANKAR SINGH
26,69030.2%
3
JAI KRISHNA MANDAL
NDA
23,09726.2%
4
SHIVNAND THAKUR
IND
3,3673.8%
5
JAINENDRA KUMAR
2,3912.7%
6
KAILASH MANDAL
IND
1,3761.6%
7
NANHAKI NISHA
RKVP
1,3591.5%
8
GAJENDRA YADAV
IND
1,3111.5%

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

Average turnout (90th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 0.7% · max 29.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
90th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
225th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
221st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 32.5%LJP 30.2%JD(U) 26.2%OTH 11.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.03 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,95,021
Density
1717 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,036 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity11.1%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.6%
Children fully vaccinated71.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.1%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.9%
Health insurance13.5%

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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