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Winner — 2010

DR. FAIYAJ AHMAD
RJD· RJD-LJP alliance
RJD 41.0%JD(U) 32.7%13 others 26.3%
Votes
47,169
41.0% share
Winning margin
9,501
8.3% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
47.3%
of 2,43,560

A clear win with a 8.3% margin.

Seat history

4 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR. FAIYAJ AHMAD
RJD-LJP alliance
47,16941.0%
2
HARI BHUSHAN THAKUR
NDA
37,66832.7%
3
MD. AHMAR HASAN
INC
8,0647.0%
4
DR. HEM CHANDRA JHA
7,2046.3%
5
SEEMA DEVI
IND
3,3582.9%
6
BHOLA SAHANI
IND
2,3092.0%
7
BINOD KUMAR
1,4081.2%
8
RAJESHWAR YADAV
IND
1,2201.1%
9
MD. FAIYAJ KHAN
MUL
1,0940.9%
10
RAGHU NATH MAHTO
IND
1,0570.9%
11
RAM CHANDRA YADAV
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
9950.9%
12
MD. AUSAF
9550.8%
13
SANJAY JHA
MCPI(S)
8910.8%
14
RAM CHANDRA YADAV
KSVP
8710.8%
15
RAM SHARAN SAH
BSP
8420.7%

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

Average turnout (191st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.7% · max 47.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
191st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
217th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
230th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 41.0%JD(U) 32.7%INC 7.0%CPI 6.3%OTH 13.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.12 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Sikki Painting

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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