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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 239 · 2005 (Oct)
Nawada
Winner — 2005 (Oct)
PURNIMA YADAV
IND
IND 34.2%RJD 32.5%17 others 33.2%
Votes
40,430
34.2% share
Winning margin
2,004
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
41.3%
of 2,85,804
Nawada was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 2,004 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 19 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
19 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PURNIMA YADAV | IND | 40,430 | 34.2% |
| 2 | RAJ BALLABH PRASAD | 38,426 | 32.5% | |
| 3 | DR.SHATRUGHAN PRASAD SINGH | NDA | 20,005 | 16.9% |
| 4 | FAKHRUDDIN ALI AHMAD | 7,115 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | DOWARIKA CHOUDHARY | IND | 2,849 | 2.4% |
| 6 | JALDHAR MAHTO | IND | 1,243 | 1.1% |
| 7 | SATENDAR YADAV | IND | 1,236 | 1.0% |
| 8 | JUGAL RAVIDAS | BSP | 1,119 | 0.9% |
| 9 | NARESH PRASAD YADAV | IND | 1,038 | 0.9% |
| 10 | ANIL KUMAR (AKOUNA BAZAR) | IND | 851 | 0.7% |
| 11 | VIJAY KUMAR | IND | 768 | 0.7% |
| 12 | AJAY YADAV | IND | 612 | 0.5% |
| 13 | JAISHANKAR PRASAD | IND | 548 | 0.5% |
| 14 | RAMDEO CHOUDHARY | IND | 400 | 0.3% |
| 15 | ANIL KUMAR (PANTI) | IND | 328 | 0.3% |
| 16 | KARU RAM | IND | 324 | 0.3% |
| 17 | UMA SHANKAR SINGH | IND | 321 | 0.3% |
| 18 | ARUN KUMAR | IND | 258 | 0.2% |
| 19 | ASHOK KUMAR ALIAS PAPPU YADAV | IND | 243 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (231st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 1.7% · max 52.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
231st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
227th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
85th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 34.2%RJD 32.5%BJP 16.9%LJP 6.0%OTH 10.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/19
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.03 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?
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