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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 242 · 2005 (Oct)
Warsaliganj
Winner — 2005 (Oct)
PRADIP KUMAR
IND
IND 42.3%INC 41.7%12 others 16.0%
Votes
37,406
42.3% share
Winning margin
555
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
40.3%
of 2,19,321
Warsaliganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 555 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
4 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.02 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRADIP KUMAR | IND | 37,406 | 42.3% |
| 2 | ARUNA DEVI | 36,851 | 41.7% | |
| 3 | AJAY KUMAR RAVIKANT | NDA | 3,478 | 3.9% |
| 4 | LALIT KUMAR | 2,370 | 2.7% | |
| 5 | JAGDISH PRASAD CHAUHAN | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,570 | 1.8% |
| 6 | SUPENDRA PASWAN | IND | 1,421 | 1.6% |
| 7 | ATA KARIM | IND | 1,364 | 1.5% |
| 8 | TANIK MOCHI | IND | 1,046 | 1.2% |
| 9 | SIYASHARAN SINGH | IND | 969 | 1.1% |
| 10 | ARTI SINHA | IND | 731 | 0.8% |
| 11 | SONA MIYAN | BSP | 398 | 0.5% |
| 12 | JAINATH PASWAN | IND | 323 | 0.4% |
| 13 | ARJUN PRASAD | IND | 297 | 0.3% |
| 14 | ARVIND YADAV | IND | 228 | 0.3% |
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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.
Average turnout (59th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.6% · max 36.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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59th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
103rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
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105th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 42.3%INC 41.7%OTH 16.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.02 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,60,405
Density
568 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,098 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population4.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.7%Muslim 12.4%Other 1.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity10.6%
Sanitation14.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.0%
Children underweight (under 5)37.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.2%
Women literate48.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance14.3%
What's nearby?
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