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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 202 · 2005 (Oct)Reserved (SC)

Rajpur

Winner — 2005 (Oct)

SHYAM PAYARI DEVI
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 36.1%BSP 29.7%6 others 34.1%
Votes
32,137
36.1% share
Winning margin
5,700
6.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
50.6%
of 1,75,887

A clear win with a 6.4% margin.

Seat history

0 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.05 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHYAM PAYARI DEVI
NDA (NDA)
32,13736.1%
2
SANTOSH KUMAR NIRALA
BSP
26,43729.7%
3
CHHEDI LAL RAM
18,71421.0%
4
MOTI CHAND RAM
SBSP
4,6035.2%
5
AMAR KUMAR PASWAN
3,3543.8%
6
GANGA SAGAR RAM
IND
1,3511.5%
7
SANJAY PASWAN
IND
1,3301.5%
8
SUKUL RAM
1,0011.1%

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

Average turnout (193rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.2% · max 34.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
193rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.63
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
171st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 36.1%BSP 29.7%RJD 21.0%SBSP 5.2%OTH 7.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.05 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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