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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 48.6%RJD 36.1%5 others 15.2%
Votes
45,468
48.6% share
Winning margin
11,686
12.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
43.6%
of 2,14,184

A clear win with a 12.5% margin.

Seat history

3 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.09 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JANARDAN SINGH SIGRIWAL
NDA (NDA)
45,46848.6%
2
BALAGUL MOBIN
33,78236.1%
3
MANOJ KUMAR TIWARY
6,2866.7%
4
SHRI BHAGWAN RAI
IND
3,6934.0%
5
ZAFFARULLA KHAN
IND
1,6841.8%
6
VANDANA SINGH
BSP
1,6241.7%
7
RAHUL KUMAR
9521.0%

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

Average turnout (114th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.9% · max 40.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
114th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
92nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.5%
lowerhigher
42nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.6%RJD 36.1%LJP 6.7%OTH 8.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.09 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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Sikki Painting

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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