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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

HRIDAY NARAYAN SINGH
BSP· BSP
BSP 45.2%BJP 44.2%6 others 10.7%
Votes
46,192
45.2% share
Winning margin
1,027
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
49.2%
of 2,07,775

Buxar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 1,027 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HRIDAY NARAYAN SINGH
BSP
46,19245.2%
2
PROF. SUKHDA PANDEY
NDA
45,16544.2%
3
SHEO KUMAR SHARMA
3,6563.6%
4
JAWAHAR LAL CHAUDHARY
2,7222.7%
5
UPENDRA DUBEY
1,4781.4%
6
SURENDRA SINGH
ABAS
1,4501.4%
7
JITENDRA KUMAR SINGH
SSD
9200.9%
8
RAGHUBAR SHARAN PATHAK
ABJS
6840.7%

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

Low turnout (212th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.3% · max 39.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
212th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
145th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 45.2%BJP 44.2%OTH 10.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.04 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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