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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MUNNI DEVI
NDA (NDA)
34,12135.9%
2
SHIVANAND TIWARY
31,31433.0%
3
DHARAMPAL SINGH
18,76619.7%
4
DADAN SINGH
AJVD
4,1294.3%
5
DR.GAUTAM OJHA
IND
2,4092.5%
6
RAM BHARAN SAXENA
BSP
2,0632.2%
7
RAMAKANT THAKUR
1,2331.3%
8
KALIKA SINGH
IND
9961.0%

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
safe
3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 1.6% · max 38.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
220th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
187th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
198th of 243

Where 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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hand Embroidery🏺Mentha🏺Sonachud Rice

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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