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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

MURLI DHAR MANDAL
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 35.0%LJP 19.0%10 others 45.9%
Votes
47,758
35.0% share
Winning margin
21,824
16.0% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
54.4%
of 2,50,319

Sikti is a safe seat — MURLI DHAR MANDAL won by 16.0%.

Seat history

4 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.01 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MURLI DHAR MANDAL
NDA (NDA)
47,75835.0%
2
AFTAB AZIM
25,93419.0%
3
HASNAINMIRZA
19,49214.3%
4
ANANDI PRASAD YADAV
14,43310.6%
5
MD. SABBIR AHMAD
IND
13,2259.7%
6
RANJIT YADAV
BSP
4,4883.3%
7
MADAN KUMAR SADA
IND
3,4102.5%
8
TITHANAND MANDAL
IND
2,0911.5%
9
ANANT LAL MANDAL
IND
1,8141.3%
10
BEDANAND ROY
IND
1,5751.2%
11
RISHIKESH MANDAL
IND
1,0870.8%
12
MD. ISAMAIL AZAD
IND
9770.7%

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

High turnout (32nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
16.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 3.9% · max 33.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
32nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
72nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.6%
lowerhigher
9th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 35.0%LJP 19.0%SP 14.3%NCP 10.6%IND 9.7%OTH 11.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.01 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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