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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 199 · 2005 (Oct)
Shahpur
Winner — 2005 (Oct)
MUNNI DEVI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 35.9%RJD 33.0%6 others 31.1%
Votes
34,121
35.9% share
Winning margin
2,807
3.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
42.1%
of 2,25,867
A closely fought contest. MUNNI DEVI won with a 3.0% margin.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.09 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUNNI DEVI | NDA (NDA) | 34,121 | 35.9% |
| 2 | SHIVANAND TIWARY | 31,314 | 33.0% | |
| 3 | DHARAMPAL SINGH | 18,766 | 19.7% | |
| 4 | DADAN SINGH | AJVD | 4,129 | 4.3% |
| 5 | DR.GAUTAM OJHA | IND | 2,409 | 2.5% |
| 6 | RAM BHARAN SAXENA | BSP | 2,063 | 2.2% |
| 7 | RAMAKANT THAKUR | 1,233 | 1.3% | |
| 8 | KALIKA SINGH | IND | 996 | 1.0% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (220th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 1.6% · max 38.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
220th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
187th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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198th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 35.9%RJD 33.0%LJP 19.7%OTH 11.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.09 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,06,352
Density
1002 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,703 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population1.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 6.2%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity17.8%
Sanitation24.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.6%
Children underweight (under 5)45.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.2%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance11.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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