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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

DR. ANIL KUMAR
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 39.8%RJD 35.9%8 others 24.3%
Votes
34,062
39.8% share
Winning margin
3,398
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
41.7%
of 2,04,809

A closely fought contest. DR. ANIL KUMAR won with a 4.0% margin.

Seat history

2 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR. ANIL KUMAR
NDA (NDA)
34,06239.8%
2
SHEOBACHAN YADAV
30,66435.9%
3
SHASHI KANT SHARAMA
9,16510.7%
4
RAJESH KUMAR @ MUNNA RAJ
BSP
2,4732.9%
5
USHA SINGH
IND
2,3752.8%
6
SUJEET KUMAR
IND
2,1992.6%
7
RAJNANDAN MANJHI
IND
1,5541.8%
8
DIP NARAYAN SHARMA
IND
1,0891.3%
9
SANJAY PASWAN
IND
1,0771.3%
10
DEEPAK DIXIT
IND
8291.0%

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

Low turnout (221st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.4% · max 33.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
221st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
231st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
241st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 39.8%RJD 35.9%LJP 10.7%OTH 13.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/10

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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