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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

RABRI DEVI
RJD· UPA (UPA)
RJD 42.3%JD(U) 36.1%2 others 21.6%
Votes
35,891
42.3% share
Winning margin
5,290
6.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
39.5%
of 2,15,001

A clear win with a 6.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RABRI DEVI
UPA (UPA)
35,89142.3%
2
SATISH KUMAR
NDA
30,60136.1%
3
PRAMOD KU. SINGH
15,13717.8%
4
BALENDRA DAS
BSP
3,1933.8%

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

Average turnout (58th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 1.7% · max 46.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
58th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
154th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
194th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 42.3%JD(U) 36.1%LJP 17.8%OTH 3.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,11,569
Density
993 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,830 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population1.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.7%Muslim 43.0%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity7.7%
Sanitation9.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.2%
Children fully vaccinated61.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Children underweight (under 5)47.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.9%
Women literate43.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel15.2%
Health insurance19.5%

What's nearby?

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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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