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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

JAGAT NARAYAN SINGH
RJD· UPA (UPA)
RJD 35.7%LJP 28.0%7 others 36.3%
Votes
31,544
35.7% share
Winning margin
6,779
7.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
40.8%
of 2,16,636

A clear win with a 7.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAGAT NARAYAN SINGH
UPA (UPA)
31,54435.7%
2
ROOP NARAYAN JHA
24,76528.0%
3
RAJESHWAR CHOUPAL
NDA
17,06319.3%
4
SADANAND YADAV
IND
4,1254.7%
5
YOG NATH MANDAL
CPI(ML)(L)
2,7893.2%
6
ALI AHMAD
2,5022.8%
7
SANJAY KUMAR AKELA
BSP
2,2042.5%
8
VIJAY KUMAR JHA
IND
1,8012.0%
9
AMRENDAR KUMAR PATHAK
JD(S)
1,5391.7%

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

Low turnout (217th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 4.6% · max 35.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
217th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
114th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
231st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 35.7%LJP 28.0%JD(U) 19.3%OTH 16.9%

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?

2 locations
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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