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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

RAM CHANDRA SINGH YADAV
BSP· BSP
BSP 29.5%BJP 24.9%8 others 45.6%
Votes
37,778
29.5% share
Winning margin
5,828
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
53.3%
of 2,40,316

A closely fought contest. RAM CHANDRA SINGH YADAV won with a 4.5% margin.

Seat history

1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.01 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM CHANDRA SINGH YADAV
BSP
37,77829.5%
2
ANAND BHUSHAN PANDEY
NDA
31,95024.9%
3
DR. PRAMOD KUMAR SINGH
28,43822.2%
4
RAM LAL SINGH
18,72214.6%
5
ASHOK KUMAR PANDEY
IND
3,3002.6%
6
VIJAY SINGH YADAV
CPI(ML)(L)
2,9872.3%
7
SURENDRA PRASAD
IND
1,8861.5%
8
KAMESHWAR PRASAD
1,4501.1%
9
AKSHAIBAR SINGH
IND
8440.7%
10
RAMESH PASWAN
IND
7670.6%

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

Average turnout (179th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.3% · max 34.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
179th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
198th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
180th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 29.5%BJP 24.9%RJD 22.2%CPI 14.6%OTH 8.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.01 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,59,918
Density
763 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,881 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population1.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.4%Muslim 10.2%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity25.2%
Sanitation28.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)48.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.9%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance17.2%

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.

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