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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 231 · 2005 (Oct)

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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

AWADESH KUMAR SINGH
INC· UPA (UPA)
INC 29.7%IND 26.8%14 others 43.4%
Votes
27,282
29.7% share
Winning margin
2,665
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
44.0%
of 2,08,546

A closely fought contest. AWADESH KUMAR SINGH won with a 2.9% margin.

Seat history

2 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AWADESH KUMAR SINGH
INC
UPA (UPA)
27,28229.7%
2
VINDESHWARI PRASAD YADAV
IND
24,61726.8%
3
BINOD KUMAR YADVENDU
JD(U)
NDA
17,76019.4%
4
MOHAMMAD NASIM
LJP
9,94010.8%
5
SIDESHWAR RAM
IND
2,3212.5%
6
MAHESH SINGH YADAV
IND
2,1352.3%
7
SURYADEV VERMA
BSP
BSP
1,5431.7%
8
SAHAB UDDIN
IND
1,4971.6%
9
LALA PASWAN
IND
1,0891.2%
10
MD. AYYUB
SP
6960.8%
11
YOGENDRA DAS
IND
5490.6%
12
PURAN CHAUDHARY
IND
5310.6%
13
AJAY YADAV
IND
5070.6%
14
PHULMATI DEVI
IND
4620.5%
15
RAJENDRA PASWAN
IND
4560.5%
16
JITENDRA RAM
IND
3830.4%

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 (81st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.1% · min 0.6% · max 34.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
81st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
170th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
86th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 29.7%IND 26.8%JD(U) 19.4%LJP 10.8%OTH 13.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.03 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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom/Garments🏺Stone Art🏺Tilkut
🏛️

Shiva Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Shiva Temple

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