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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

RAM NIWAS PD.
RJD· UPA (UPA)
RJD 34.6%BJP 34.4%8 others 30.9%
Votes
30,422
34.6% share
Winning margin
204
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
40.7%
of 2,15,674

Jale was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 204 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

0 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.01 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM NIWAS PD.
UPA (UPA)
30,42234.6%
2
VIJAY KUMAR MISHRA
NDA
30,21834.4%
3
AHMAD ALI TAMANNE
14,34316.3%
4
HIMANSHU SHEKHAR MALLIK
3,6324.1%
5
SAGIR
IND
2,0872.4%
6
ASGAR KAMAL NAUSHAD
1,8882.2%
7
BINOD KUMAR BAITHA
BSP
1,5811.8%
8
IMAM REZA
IND
1,3601.5%
9
TEJ NARAYAN SHARMA
IND
1,2331.4%
10
ABITABH JHA
IND
1,0471.2%

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

High turnout (14th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.2% · max 35.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
14th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
155th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
124th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 34.6%BJP 34.4%CPI 16.3%OTH 14.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.01 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️Shahi LitchiGI🏷️Sujini EmbroideryGI

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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