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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 4 · 2005 (Oct)Reserved (SC)

Shikarpur

Winner — 2005 (Oct)

BHAGIRATHI DEVI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 35.7%NCP 30.4%8 others 33.9%
Votes
35,147
35.7% share
Winning margin
5,254
5.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
48.3%
of 2,03,432

A clear win with a 5.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHAGIRATHI DEVI
NDA (NDA)
35,14735.7%
2
SUBODH KUMAR
29,89330.4%
3
YOGENDRA MANJHI
CPI(ML)(L)
8,3038.4%
4
HIRA LAL RAM
7,9228.1%
5
MUNNI LAL RAM
7,9148.0%
6
MUNNA RAM
BSP
3,0153.1%
7
SUGIV RAM
IND
1,9171.9%
8
UMARAO MANJHI
IND
1,6611.7%
9
NATHU RAVI
IND
1,6091.6%
10
RAJESHWAR PASWAN
IND
9601.0%

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

Average turnout (72nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
5.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.9% · min 2.8% · max 72.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
72nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
200th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
159th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 35.7%NCP 30.4%CPI(ML)(L) 8.4%SP 8.1%LJP 8.0%OTH 9.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,35,042
Density
753 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,228 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population6.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.0%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.8%
Electricity8.1%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated62.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.4%
Health insurance20.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Marcha Chura🏺Ready made Garments

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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