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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 19 · 2005 (Oct)
Harsidhi
Winner — 2005 (Oct)
MAHESHWAR SINGH
LJP· LJP-Left alliance
LJP 37.0%JD(U) 36.9%5 others 26.1%
Votes
35,811
37.0% share
Winning margin
108
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
49.6%
of 1,94,962
Harsidhi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 108 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
4 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHESHWAR SINGH | LJP-Left alliance | 35,811 | 37.0% |
| 2 | AWADHESH PRASAD KUSHWAHA | NDA | 35,703 | 36.9% |
| 3 | HARI SHANKER PRASAD SINGH | 13,261 | 13.7% | |
| 4 | SHAYAM KUMAR PRASAD | IND | 4,141 | 4.3% |
| 5 | KALIM AKHTAR | BSP | 3,091 | 3.2% |
| 6 | AZAD LALAN PRASAD | 2,673 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | WACHA SHAH | IND | 2,085 | 2.2% |
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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.
High turnout (38th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 0.1% · max 39.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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38th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
212th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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173rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LJP 37.0%JD(U) 36.9%INC 13.7%OTH 12.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.10 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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