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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

RAM DAS ROY
RJD· UPA (UPA)
RJD 35.4%BJP 27.3%8 others 37.3%
Votes
29,615
35.4% share
Winning margin
6,813
8.2% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
45.5%
of 1,83,510

A clear win with a 8.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM DAS ROY
UPA (UPA)
29,61535.4%
2
JANAK SINGH
NDA
22,80227.3%
3
KAMALA PRASAD SINGH
BSP
12,31414.7%
4
SHAILENDRA PRATAP
9,75111.7%
5
VIRENDRA YADAV
IND
2,0052.4%
6
VIJAY KUMAR
SJP(R)
1,8042.2%
7
SATYENDRA KR. SAHANI
CPI(ML)(L)
1,6402.0%
8
BINDA PRASAD YADAV
1,5751.9%
9
RANANJAY KUMAR
1,0451.3%
10
NAND KISHOR SINGH
1,0111.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Low turnout (215th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 0.2% · max 59.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
215th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
125th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
139th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 35.4%BJP 27.3%BSP 14.7%LJP 11.7%OTH 10.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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
Known forDISTRICT
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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.

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