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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 21 · 2010
Dhaka
Winner — 2010
PAWAN KUMAR JAISWAL
IND
IND 38.0%JD(U) 36.7%9 others 25.3%
Votes
48,100
38.0% share
Winning margin
1,649
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
54.8%
of 2,31,228
Dhaka was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 1,649 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
5 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.32 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAWAN KUMAR JAISWAL | IND | 48,100 | 38.0% |
| 2 | FAISAL RAHMAN | NDA | 46,451 | 36.7% |
| 3 | NEK MOHAMMED | 13,418 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | ABDUL HAMID ANSARI | INC | 4,464 | 3.5% |
| 5 | JAIMANGAL PRASAD | BSP | 4,385 | 3.5% |
| 6 | BINDESHWARI PRASAD | 3,504 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | NEKA MAHAMAD | IND | 2,221 | 1.8% |
| 8 | SUBHAS KUMAR SINGH | SJP(R) | 1,386 | 1.1% |
| 9 | DHARAM DEV RAI | SMBHP | 1,258 | 1.0% |
| 10 | JAWAHAR LAL PRASAD | 914 | 0.7% | |
| 11 | ZAINAB AHMAD NABI | 534 | 0.4% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (34th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 0.1% · max 23.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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34th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
182nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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186th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 38.0%JD(U) 36.7%LJP 10.6%OTH 14.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.32 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%
What's nearby?
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