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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

RAM NARAYAN MANDAL
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 46.9%RJD 37.1%5 others 16.0%
Votes
44,470
46.9% share
Winning margin
9,270
9.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
47.2%
of 2,00,897

A clear win with a 9.8% margin.

Seat history

1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.16 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM NARAYAN MANDAL
NDA (NDA)
44,47046.9%
2
JAWED IQBAL ANSARI
35,20037.1%
3
RAVI KUMAR SINGH
6,3636.7%
4
OM PRAKASH GUPTA
2,8623.0%
5
LAL MOHAN SHARMA
IND
2,5122.6%
6
NAVAL KISHORE PRASAD SINGH
BSP
2,4702.6%
7
RAM CHANDRA RAJAK
IND
9311.0%

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

Low turnout (234th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.0% · min 0.7% · max 18.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
234th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
238th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
213th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.9%RJD 37.1%LJP 6.7%OTH 9.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.16 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,37,766
Density
1182 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population2.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.9%Muslim 17.7%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.2%
Electricity31.0%
Sanitation33.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated66.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.0%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.4%
Clean cooking fuel49.2%
Health insurance16.3%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bhagalpur SilkGI🏺Jardalu Mango🏺Manjusha Painting

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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