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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 66 · 2005 (Oct)
Sheohar
Winner — 2005 (Oct)
AJIT KUMAR JHA
RJD· UPA (UPA)
RJD 32.8%JD(U) 32.6%10 others 34.6%
Votes
31,331
32.8% share
Winning margin
205
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
45.3%
of 2,10,776
Sheohar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 205 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJIT KUMAR JHA | UPA (UPA) | 31,331 | 32.8% |
| 2 | THAKUR RATNAKAR | NDA | 31,126 | 32.6% |
| 3 | SHARFUDDIN | 17,964 | 18.8% | |
| 4 | SURESH KUMAR SINGH | IND | 4,158 | 4.4% |
| 5 | MANOJ UPADHYAY | IND | 1,868 | 2.0% |
| 6 | AMRENDRA KUMAR SINGH | IND | 1,846 | 1.9% |
| 7 | SHATRUDHAN GIRI | ANC | 1,572 | 1.6% |
| 8 | RAM NIWAS SINGH | BSP | 1,539 | 1.6% |
| 9 | KAMESHWAR PD. SINGH | IND | 1,289 | 1.3% |
| 10 | ABDUR RAHMAN | IND | 1,075 | 1.1% |
| 11 | KR. KESHAV SINGH | IND | 971 | 1.0% |
| 12 | ARVIND YADAV | IND | 768 | 0.8% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (4th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.2% · max 29.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
4th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.83
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
174th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.83EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 32.8%JD(U) 32.6%LJP 18.8%OTH 15.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.07 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%
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?
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