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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 168 · 2005 (Oct)
Jamalpur
Winner — 2005 (Oct)
SHAILESH KUMAR
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 58.1%RJD 22.0%7 others 19.9%
Votes
52,682
58.1% share
Winning margin
32,706
36.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
43.4%
of 2,09,145
Jamalpur is a safe seat — SHAILESH KUMAR won by 36.1%.
Seat history
4 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.01 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAILESH KUMAR | NDA (NDA) | 52,682 | 58.1% |
| 2 | UPENDRA PD. VERMA | 19,976 | 22.0% | |
| 3 | SADHNA DEVI | 10,273 | 11.3% | |
| 4 | SHIVDANI SINGH | 1,927 | 2.1% | |
| 5 | BINDESHWARI RAJAK | IND | 1,750 | 1.9% |
| 6 | RAM LAKHAN MANDAL | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,316 | 1.5% |
| 7 | NAVEEN KUMAR | IND | 1,142 | 1.3% |
| 8 | UPENDRA PD. YADAV | ABDBM | 921 | 1.0% |
| 9 | MANOJ PASWAN | IND | 669 | 0.7% |
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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 (185th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe36.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 0.6% · max 45.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
185th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
139th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
58th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 58.1%RJD 22.0%LJP 11.3%OTH 8.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.01 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,00,912
Density
815 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,228 km²
SC population15.3%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.8%
Electricity27.1%
Sanitation31.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.8%
Children fully vaccinated68.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.6%
Women literate57.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.1%
Clean cooking fuel42.6%
Health insurance15.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pulses (Masoor)🏺Tomato
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.