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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 204 · 2005 (Oct)
Jagdishpur
Winner — 2005 (Oct)
SRI BHAGWAN SINGH
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 41.3%RJD 40.2%5 others 18.6%
Votes
41,992
41.3% share
Winning margin
1,103
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
46.9%
of 2,17,120
Jagdishpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 1,103 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SRI BHAGWAN SINGH | NDA (NDA) | 41,992 | 41.3% |
| 2 | DINESH KUMAR SINGH | 40,889 | 40.2% | |
| 3 | ABINASH SINGH | CPI(ML)(L) | 9,387 | 9.2% |
| 4 | AJAY KUMAR SINGH | 4,374 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | MAHESH RAM | BSP | 2,516 | 2.5% |
| 6 | VIJAY SHANKAR RAM | IND | 1,315 | 1.3% |
| 7 | SACHIDANAND SINGH | 1,298 | 1.3% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (112th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.7% · max 59.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
112th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.50
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
149th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 41.3%RJD 40.2%CPI(ML)(L) 9.2%OTH 9.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.03 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,26,384
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
920 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,332 km²
SC population22.7%
ST population3.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity21.6%
Sanitation16.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.3%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.1%
Children underweight (under 5)47.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.3%
Women literate66.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance18.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.