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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 237 · 2005 (Oct)Reserved (SC)
Fatehpur
Winner — 2005 (Oct)
AJAY PASWAN
RJD· UPA (UPA)
RJD 36.7%LJP 33.0%6 others 30.3%
Votes
27,883
36.7% share
Winning margin
2,823
3.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
35.7%
of 2,12,973
A closely fought contest. AJAY PASWAN won with a 3.7% margin.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJAY PASWAN | UPA (UPA) | 27,883 | 36.7% |
| 2 | SHYAMDEO PASWAN | 25,060 | 33.0% | |
| 3 | BARHO RAJVANSHI | NDA | 8,533 | 11.2% |
| 4 | RAJKUMAR MANJHI | 6,012 | 7.9% | |
| 5 | VIJAY CHOUDHARY | JJJKMC | 3,117 | 4.1% |
| 6 | CHANDRA MANJHI | BSP | 2,247 | 3.0% |
| 7 | DHANANANJAY PASWAN | IND | 2,020 | 2.7% |
| 8 | CHANDRA BHAN PASWAN | IND | 1,078 | 1.4% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (239th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 1.4% · max 55.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
239th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.43
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
138th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 36.7%LJP 33.0%JD(U) 11.2%SP 7.9%OTH 11.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.02 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,19,146
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,494 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Muslim 11.0%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation22.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate62.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Clean cooking fuel40.7%
Health insurance8.1%
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.