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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 226 · 2005 (Oct)

Makhdumpur

Winner — 2005 (Oct)

KRISHNANDAN PRASAD VARMA
RJD· UPA (UPA)
RJD 40.2%JD(U) 29.5%7 others 30.3%
Votes
32,252
40.2% share
Winning margin
8,624
10.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
40.5%
of 1,97,749

A clear win with a 10.8% margin.

Seat history

2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KRISHNANDAN PRASAD VARMA
UPA (UPA)
32,25240.2%
2
RAMASHRAY PRASAD SINGH
NDA
23,62829.5%
3
RAM JATAN SINHA
14,42218.0%
4
BALIRAM YADAV
CPI(ML)(L)
3,3584.2%
5
HORIL RAM
IND
2,2292.8%
6
RAJ DEV PRASAD VERMA
BSP
1,6612.1%
7
SANJEET KUMAR
IJP
1,2821.6%
8
SANJAY MANJHI
IND
7641.0%
9
NAGWANT SINGH
IND
6010.7%

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

Average turnout (52nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 2.4% · max 52.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
52nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.82
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.4%
lowerhigher
12th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 40.2%JD(U) 29.5%LJP 18.0%OTH 12.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.04 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,91,418
Density
883 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,976 km²
SC population30.4%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity16.3%
Sanitation24.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.6%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.4%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate59.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.8%
Clean cooking fuel34.7%
Health insurance9.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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