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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 159 · 2005 (Oct)
Chakai
Winner — 2005 (Oct)
PHALGUNI PRASAD YADAV
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 26.8%JD(U) 20.7%8 others 52.4%
Votes
24,975
26.8% share
Winning margin
5,683
6.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
43.6%
of 2,13,172
A clear win with a 6.1% margin.
Seat history
1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PHALGUNI PRASAD YADAV | NDA (NDA) | 24,975 | 26.8% |
| 2 | ARJUN MANDAL | NDA | 19,292 | 20.7% |
| 3 | BIJAY SINGH | 18,575 | 20.0% | |
| 4 | BIRENDRA PRADHAN | 17,050 | 18.3% | |
| 5 | GOBIND HAZARA | 3,649 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | SHYAM NATH CHAUDHARY | IND | 2,851 | 3.1% |
| 7 | BIRENDRA KUMAR DAS | BSP | 2,425 | 2.6% |
| 8 | DEVANAND MANJHI | IND | 2,064 | 2.2% |
| 9 | SHIVAN MANJHI | IND | 1,177 | 1.3% |
| 10 | VIJAY SHANKAR YADAV | 997 | 1.1% |
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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 (163rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 1.9% · max 26.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
163rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
193rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.1%
lowerhigher
18th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 26.8%JD(U) 20.7%INC 20.0%LJP 18.3%OTH 14.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.04 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,34,763
Density
674 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,020 km²
SC population12.2%
ST population4.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 12.3%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.0%
Electricity16.4%
Sanitation12.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.3%
Health insurance13.6%
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.