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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 35 · 2005 (Oct)
Manjhi
Winner — 2005 (Oct)
GAUTAM SINGH
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 42.4%INC 40.8%7 others 16.8%
Votes
38,002
42.4% share
Winning margin
1,380
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
46.4%
of 1,93,201
Manjhi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 1,380 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.15 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAUTAM SINGH | NDA (NDA) | 38,002 | 42.4% |
| 2 | RAVINDRA NATH MISHRA | 36,622 | 40.8% | |
| 3 | SAKET KUMAR SINGH | 3,171 | 3.5% | |
| 4 | HARESH YADAW | BSP | 2,764 | 3.1% |
| 5 | SUDAY RAM | IND | 2,757 | 3.1% |
| 6 | KAUSHALENDRA SINGH | IND | 2,350 | 2.6% |
| 7 | SANJAY KUMAR YADAV | 1,945 | 2.2% | |
| 8 | ANIL RAM | IND | 1,262 | 1.4% |
| 9 | USHA MISHR | IND | 839 | 0.9% |
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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 (191st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.7% · max 47.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
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191st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
217th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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230th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 42.4%INC 40.8%OTH 16.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.15 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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