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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 32.7%INC 29.9%5 others 37.4%
Votes
36,089
32.7% share
Winning margin
3,151
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
52.6%
of 2,09,547

A closely fought contest. PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH won with a 2.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH
NDA (NDA)
36,08932.7%
2
MOIDUR RAHMAN
32,93829.9%
3
VIJAY KUMAR
IND
23,14621.0%
4
MD. HAIDER YASIN
IND
7,2526.6%
5
SUDHIR RANJAN JHA
5,6165.1%
6
ASHOK KUMAR PASWAN
BSP
2,7482.5%
7
JAYANTA KUMAR GUPTA
2,4642.2%

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

Average turnout (94th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 0.2% · max 50.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
94th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
219th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
183rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 32.7%INC 29.9%IND 21.0%IND 6.6%CPI 5.1%OTH 4.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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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