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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 240 · 2010Reserved (SC)

Sikandra

Winner — 2010

RAMESHWAR PASWAN
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 38.4%LJP 26.5%10 others 35.2%
Votes
39,829
38.4% share
Winning margin
12,361
11.9% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
45.6%
of 2,27,815

A clear win with a 11.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMESHWAR PASWAN
NDA (NDA)
39,82938.4%
2
SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSH
27,46826.5%
3
MAHADEO PRASAD
8,8888.6%
4
SINDHU KUMAR PASWAN
INC
7,4997.2%
5
PRAYAG CHOUDHRY
IND
3,7043.6%
6
PANKAJ KUMAR
BSP
3,6253.5%
7
RAM LAGAN PASWAN
IND
3,2833.2%
8
ARJUN DAS
IND
2,8142.7%
9
SUBHASH PASWAN
LSSP
2,2602.2%
10
KARINA DEVI
SMBHP
2,0201.9%
11
DEEPAK RAM
BSP(K)
1,4121.4%
12
KRISNHA DEO DAS
1,0221.0%

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

Average turnout (169th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.1% · max 48.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
169th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.84
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
92nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 38.4%LJP 26.5%CPI 8.6%INC 7.2%OTH 19.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,60,405
Density
568 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,098 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population4.5%
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What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.7%Muslim 12.4%Other 1.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity10.6%
Sanitation14.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.0%
Children underweight (under 5)37.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.2%
Women literate48.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance14.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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