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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

HARINANDAN YADAV
RJD· UPA (UPA)
RJD 30.8%JD(U) 28.5%6 others 40.6%
Votes
25,841
30.8% share
Winning margin
1,924
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
45.4%
of 1,84,767

A closely fought contest. HARINANDAN YADAV won with a 2.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HARINANDAN YADAV
UPA (UPA)
25,84130.8%
2
UMA KANT CHAUDHARY
NDA
23,91728.5%
3
UMADHAR PRASAD SINGH
IND
13,46716.1%
4
DR. SHAHNAWAZ AHMAD KAIFEE
11,08413.2%
5
SABITA SAHANI
CPI(ML)(L)
2,9313.5%
6
RAJ KUMAR RAM
IND
2,7293.3%
7
BIPIN KR. ROY
2,5143.0%
8
JHAREE LAL DAS
BSP
1,3261.6%

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

High turnout (20th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.4% · min 0.4% · max 17.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
20th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
129th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
127th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 30.8%JD(U) 28.5%IND 16.1%LJP 13.2%OTH 11.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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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