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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

DINESH PRASAD
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 41.5%RJD 29.6%6 others 28.9%
Votes
40,070
41.5% share
Winning margin
11,504
11.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
49.7%
of 1,94,381

A clear win with a 11.9% margin.

Seat history

3 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DINESH PRASAD
NDA (NDA)
40,07041.5%
2
HIND KESARI YADAV
28,56629.6%
3
JAGDISH PRASAD GUPTA
12,00212.4%
4
RAM UDESH ROY
4,5994.8%
5
VINDESHWAR SAH
CPI(ML)(L)
3,0993.2%
6
SAHDEO MANJHI
IND
2,8743.0%
7
KEDAR SAHANI
BSP
2,8262.9%
8
JAWAHAR RAM
IND
2,5562.6%

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

High turnout (19th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 2.6% · max 22.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
19th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
164th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
204th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 41.5%RJD 29.6%CPI 12.4%OTH 16.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.03 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,71,029
Density
1005 / km²
Sex ratio
919 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,057 km²
SC population8.6%
ST population5.9%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 54.9%Muslim 44.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.3%
Electricity9.9%
Sanitation17.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.9%
Children fully vaccinated73.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.9%
Children underweight (under 5)48.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.4%
Women literate49.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel16.9%
Health insurance8.4%

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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