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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 224 · 2005 (Oct)

Arwal

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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

DULAR CHAND SINGH
LJP· LJP-Left alliance
LJP 37.8%BJP 28.4%11 others 33.8%
Votes
33,810
37.8% share
Winning margin
8,439
9.4% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
43.5%
of 2,05,562

A clear win with a 9.4% margin.

Seat history

1 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.01 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DULAR CHAND SINGH
LJP
LJP-Left alliance
33,81037.8%
2
RANJEET KUMAR
BJP
NDA
25,37128.4%
3
MASHAROOR AHAMAD
RJD
11,44512.8%
4
ANWAR HUSSAIN
CPI(ML)(L)
9,33910.5%
5
RAM SAHAY MAHATO
BSP
BSP
3,8134.3%
6
RABINDRA RAM
IND
1,5451.7%
7
LEKHA PASWAN
IND
1,2141.4%
8
RAJESHWAR SINGH
IND
1,0741.2%
9
AKHILESH KUMAR
IND
5260.6%
10
AWADHESH PASWAN
IND
3770.4%
11
TRAVENDRA KUMAR
IND
3730.4%
12
AMARENDRA KUMAR
IND
2450.3%
13
ENTZARUL HAQUE
IND
2190.2%

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 (133rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 2.7% · max 40.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
133rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
175th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
67th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LJP 37.8%BJP 28.4%RJD 12.8%CPI(ML)(L) 10.5%OTH 10.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/13

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lemon Grass🏺Strawberry

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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