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Winner — 2010

SANJAY SINGH (TIGER)
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 26.6%IND 20.5%17 others 52.9%
Votes
29,988
26.6% share
Winning margin
6,822
6.0% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
52.8%
of 2,13,826

A clear win with a 6.0% margin.

Seat history

6 of 19 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SANJAY SINGH (TIGER)
NDA (NDA)
29,98826.6%
2
ARUN KUMAR
IND
23,16620.5%
3
BIJENDRA KUMAR YADAV
16,77914.9%
4
RAMESHWAR PRASAD
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
15,09513.4%
5
SANJAY SINGH
IND
10,2199.1%
6
RAJEEV KUMAR
IND
2,8242.5%
7
SHEO BIHARI ROY
BSP
2,2562.0%
8
SATYENDRA MEHTA
BVM
2,1901.9%
9
SHASHI KUMAR SINGH
INC
2,0671.8%
10
BAIJNATH YADAV
JKM
1,4451.3%
11
JITENDRA KUMAR SINGH
1,2731.1%
12
DAROGA THAKUR
IND
9670.9%
13
SUNIL KUMAR TIWARY
IND
8920.8%
14
KRISHNA PRASAD GUPTA
IND
7940.7%
15
DR. RABINDRA NATH SINGH
IND
7550.7%
16
HALIM MANSURI
IND
6180.6%
17
JITENDRA KUMAR
IND
5780.5%
18
SANOJ KUMAR
IND
5670.5%
19
MITHILESH KUMAR
IND
3930.3%

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

Average turnout (192nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.8% · min 0.0% · max 65.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
192nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
62nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 26.6%IND 20.5%RJD 14.9%CPI(ML)(L) 13.4%IND 9.1%OTH 15.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/19

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.14 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%

What's nearby?

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