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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

ANIL KUMAR
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 43.2%RJD 28.3%9 others 28.6%
Votes
41,140
43.2% share
Winning margin
14,173
14.9% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
45.8%
of 2,08,286

A clear win with a 14.9% margin.

Seat history

2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ANIL KUMAR
NDA (NDA)
41,14043.2%
2
SHYAM DEO SINGH
26,96728.3%
3
SHAILESH KUMAR SINGH
16,50717.3%
4
RAMESH SHARMA
IND
2,9633.1%
5
DEVI DAYAL PANDIT
BSP
2,4232.5%
6
JITENDRA KUMAR
1,4981.6%
7
BHUSHAN PRASAD
IND
1,1961.3%
8
RAGHUNANDAN PRASAD
IND
9501.0%
9
MUNNA CHOUDHARY
IND
9171.0%
10
ANIL KUMAR
IND
4200.4%
11
DAMYANTI DEVI
IND
3490.4%

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

Low turnout (238th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 0.3% · max 80.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
238th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
197th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
63rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.2%RJD 28.3%LJP 17.3%OTH 11.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.03 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%

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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