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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 217 · 2005 (Oct)
Dehri
Winner — 2005 (Oct)
PRADEEP KUMAR JOSHI
IND
IND 59.1%RJD 22.9%11 others 18.1%
Votes
70,558
59.1% share
Winning margin
43,277
36.3% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
53.9%
of 2,21,438
Dehri is a safe seat — PRADEEP KUMAR JOSHI won by 36.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRADEEP KUMAR JOSHI | IND | 70,558 | 59.1% |
| 2 | MD. ILYAS HUSSAIN | 27,281 | 22.9% | |
| 3 | SHEELA SINGH | NDA | 8,878 | 7.4% |
| 4 | RADHA KRISHNA SINGH | 4,939 | 4.1% | |
| 5 | SHARWAN KUMAR | IND | 1,875 | 1.6% |
| 6 | KAMATA SINGH | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,266 | 1.1% |
| 7 | NIRMAL SINGH | IND | 1,009 | 0.8% |
| 8 | BABAN RAM | IJP | 989 | 0.8% |
| 9 | BIRENDAR SINGH | IND | 972 | 0.8% |
| 10 | VIR CHAND PATEL SINGH | BSP | 529 | 0.4% |
| 11 | JYOTI RASHMI | IND | 455 | 0.4% |
| 12 | NEETA SINGH | 352 | 0.3% | |
| 13 | INDRAJEET SINGH | IND | 288 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (156th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe36.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 0.5% · max 44.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
156th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
107th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
116th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 59.1%RJD 22.9%BJP 7.4%OTH 10.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,25,313
Density
1209 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
931 km²
SC population19.8%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.9%Muslim 6.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.3%
Electricity15.2%
Sanitation27.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated70.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.3%
Children underweight (under 5)51.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.1%
Women literate63.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.6%
Clean cooking fuel34.3%
Health insurance13.2%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mushroom🏺Rice
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Ancient monolithic pillar known as Lat
🏛️MonumentASI
Ancient monolithic pillar known as Lat
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.