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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

VINOD NARAYAN JHA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 38.1%RJD 34.3%3 others 27.6%
Votes
33,552
38.1% share
Winning margin
3,311
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
41.9%
of 2,10,338

A closely fought contest. VINOD NARAYAN JHA won with a 3.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VINOD NARAYAN JHA
NDA (NDA)
33,55238.1%
2
NAIYAR AZAM
30,24134.3%
3
DEVENDRA PRASAD SINGH
14,90216.9%
4
AGHANOO YADAV
5,5046.2%
5
BINAY KUMAR JHA
BSP
3,8664.4%

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

Average turnout (173rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 1.5% · max 33.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
173rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
134th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
71st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 38.1%RJD 34.3%LJP 16.9%SP 6.2%OTH 4.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,37,385
Density
1728 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,279 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.3%Muslim 22.4%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation25.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.9%
Children fully vaccinated66.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate49.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance25.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta

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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