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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 129 · 2005 (Oct)
Forbesganj
Winner — 2005 (Oct)
LAXMI NARAYAN MEHTA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 47.7%RJD 43.0%6 others 9.3%
Votes
61,354
47.7% share
Winning margin
6,061
4.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
55.7%
of 2,31,039
A closely fought contest. LAXMI NARAYAN MEHTA won with a 4.7% margin.
Seat history
4 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAXMI NARAYAN MEHTA | NDA (NDA) | 61,354 | 47.7% |
| 2 | ZAKIR HUSSAIN KHAN | 55,293 | 43.0% | |
| 3 | DIVYA PRAKASH MANDAL | 3,688 | 2.9% | |
| 4 | RAM KUMAR BHAGAT | IND | 2,687 | 2.1% |
| 5 | VIKASH KUMAR TANTI | BSP | 2,178 | 1.7% |
| 6 | MUJIBUR RAHMAN | 1,412 | 1.1% | |
| 7 | RAJA RAMAN BHASKAR | AJVD | 1,029 | 0.8% |
| 8 | VIDYANAND RAM | JPJD | 953 | 0.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (140th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 2.0% · max 48.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
140th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.02
fewer partiesmore parties
48th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
235th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.7%RJD 43.0%OTH 9.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.08 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.