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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

RAJESH KUMAR RAUSHAN URF BABLOO DEO
RJD· UPA (UPA)
RJD 35.2%JD(U) 34.1%10 others 30.7%
Votes
31,090
35.2% share
Winning margin
978
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
43.2%
of 2,04,201

Kesariya was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 978 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

3 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJESH KUMAR RAUSHAN URF BABLOO DEO
UPA (UPA)
31,09035.2%
2
RAZIA KHATOON
NDA
30,11234.1%
3
RABINDRA PRATAP SINGH
7,0188.0%
4
RAMAYAN SINGH
4,6195.2%
5
POONAM DEVI
BSP
4,2004.8%
6
MOHAMMAD ZAFFARULLAH
IND
3,0043.4%
7
LAKSHMAN SINGH
IND
2,1052.4%
8
RAM SARAN PRASAD YADAV
IND
1,8872.1%
9
JAGNARAYAN PASWAN
IND
1,6111.8%
10
NAVEEN KUMAR SINGH
9341.1%
11
BHIKHARI PASWAN
IND
9301.1%
12
NURUL AIN ANSARI
IND
7460.8%

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

Average turnout (102nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 1.1% · max 26.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
102nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
163rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
200th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 35.2%JD(U) 34.1%LJP 8.0%CPI 5.2%OTH 17.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.14 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%

What's nearby?

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