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Obra

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Winner — 2010

SOMPRAKASH SINGH
IND
IND 28.3%JD(U) 27.6%9 others 44.1%
Votes
36,816
28.3% share
Winning margin
802
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
56.0%
of 2,32,406

Obra was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 802 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

1 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2005 vs 2010

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SOMPRAKASH SINGH
IND
36,81628.3%
2
PRAMOD SINGH CHADRAVANSHI
JD(U)
NDA
36,01427.6%
3
RAJARAM SINGH
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
18,46314.2%
4
SATYA NARAYAN SINGH
RJD
16,85612.9%
5
ARVIND KUMAR
INC
INC
13,20110.1%
6
SHASHI BHUSAN PASWAN
IND
2,3831.8%
7
SANJEEV KUMAR
BSP
BSP
1,7841.4%
8
ANJANI KUMAR
IND
1,4281.1%
9
VERENDRA RAM
IND
1,3161.0%
10
VIJAY SHARMA
ANC
1,1190.9%
11
UPENDRA YADAV
NCP
8700.7%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (178th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 0.5% · max 27.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
178th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.81
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
239th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 28.3%JD(U) 27.6%CPI(ML)(L) 14.2%RJD 12.9%INC 10.1%OTH 6.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.11 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,40,073
Density
769 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,305 km²
SC population24.1%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation21.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.5%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)48.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance15.4%

What's nearby?

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Tomb of Shamsher Khan

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