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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 148 · 2005 (Oct)
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Winner — 2005 (Oct)
AJAY KUMAR MANDAL
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 47.7%INC 36.7%3 others 15.6%
Votes
58,640
47.7% share
Winning margin
13,572
11.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
50.2%
of 2,45,125
A clear win with a 11.0% margin.
Seat history
2 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJAY KUMAR MANDAL | NDA (NDA) | 58,640 | 47.7% |
| 2 | SADANAND SINGH | 45,068 | 36.7% | |
| 3 | SIKANDAR JAMAL | 12,779 | 10.4% | |
| 4 | JITENDRA PRASAD YADAV | 3,760 | 3.1% | |
| 5 | BIKASH MANDAL | BSP | 2,702 | 2.2% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (129th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe11.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 0.6% · max 63.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
129th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
101st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
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69th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 47.7%INC 36.7%LJP 10.4%OTH 5.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.04 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,66,886
Density
1122 / km²
Sex ratio
886 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,486 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.5%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.0%
Electricity12.4%
Sanitation23.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births74.2%
Children fully vaccinated64.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.8%
Children underweight (under 5)36.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.5%
Women literate51.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel33.2%
Health insurance15.6%
What's nearby?
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