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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

RAMCHARITRA PRASAD SINGH
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 47.7%LJP 33.6%5 others 18.7%
Votes
41,371
47.7% share
Winning margin
12,260
14.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
41.6%
of 2,08,624

A clear win with a 14.1% margin.

Seat history

2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMCHARITRA PRASAD SINGH
NDA (NDA)
41,37147.7%
2
RAJESH KUMAR SINGH
29,11133.6%
3
ARUNYADAV
CPI(ML)(L)
7,6168.8%
4
VINA DEVI
3,4013.9%
5
DWARIKA SINGH
IND
2,2602.6%
6
DEONATH SHREE RANJAN
BSP
2,1082.4%
7
KUMAR RAJ MANORANJAN SINGH
IND
8501.0%

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

Average turnout (155th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.5% · max 39.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
155th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
153rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
111th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 47.7%LJP 33.6%CPI(ML)(L) 8.8%OTH 9.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.04 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

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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.

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