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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 220 · 2005 (Oct)

Aurangabad

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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

RAMADHAR SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 47.4%RJD 30.5%8 others 22.1%
Votes
55,813
47.4% share
Winning margin
19,860
16.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
46.4%
of 2,53,928

Aurangabad is a safe seat — RAMADHAR SINGH won by 16.9%.

Seat history

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

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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMADHAR SINGH
BJP
NDA (NDA)
55,81347.4%
2
SURESH MEHTA
RJD
35,95330.5%
3
SAIYAD MD. JAFAR ISLAM
CPI
12,15710.3%
4
KU. SIDESHWAR VIDYARATHI
BSP
BSP
5,0694.3%
5
YUGAL KISHORE SINGH
IND
2,3522.0%
6
SUNIL KUMAR SINGH
IND
2,0971.8%
7
SANJAY KUMAR SINGH
ABJS
1,2671.1%
8
MAHAMAYA SINGH
IND
1,1231.0%
9
MAHESHWAR PASWAN
IND
1,0610.9%
10
MD. AZAD
IND
8960.8%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (178th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
16.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 0.5% · max 27.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
178th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.81
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
239th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.4%RJD 30.5%CPI 10.3%OTH 11.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.01 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,40,073
Density
769 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,305 km²
SC population24.1%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation21.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.5%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)48.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance15.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
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Tomb of Shamsher Khan

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