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Jharkhand · Assembly Constituency 81 · 2005

Bhawanathpur

Winner — 2005

BHANU PRATAP SAHI
AIFB· AIFB
AIFB 24.7%INC 21.4%21 others 53.9%
Votes
38,090
24.7% share
Winning margin
5,050
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
23
Turnout
63.2%
of 2,44,124

A closely fought contest. BHANU PRATAP SAHI won with a 3.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

23 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHANU PRATAP SAHI
AIFB
38,09024.7%
2
ANANT PRATAP DEO
UPA
33,04021.4%
3
DR. MOH. YASIN ANSARI
UPA
17,89711.6%
4
DHARMENDRA PRATAP DEO
BSP
16,32510.6%
5
SHARDA MAHESH PRATAP DEO
NDA
8,8265.7%
6
SHEO PUJAN YADAV
Samajwadi Party
8,0065.2%
7
GIRIWAR PANDEY
NDA
7,6585.0%
8
SOGRA BIWI
CPI(ML)(L)
7,3794.8%
9
BHAGWAT RAM
IND
2,9951.9%
10
SIDHESHWAR LAL AGARWAL
1,6301.1%
11
GHAN SHYAM PATHAK
UPA
1,6101.0%
12
GOKUL MEHTA
IND
1,3860.9%
13
JAGDISH CHANDRA RAI
1,2480.8%
14
SITA RAM VISHWAKARMA
IND
1,2330.8%
15
MAHENDRA SINGH
IND
1,2030.8%
16
AJAY RAM
IND
1,1870.8%
17
BINOD PRASAD
IND
9120.6%
18
RAM BHAJAN SAH
IND
8150.5%
19
JAI PRAKASH SINGH
IND
6920.5%
20
CHANDRADEV PRASAD
IND
6520.4%
21
SATYENDRA RAM
IND
6170.4%
22
BISHWANATH RAM
IND
5980.4%
23
RAGHUNATH BAITHA
IND
3610.2%

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

Average turnout (48th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 1.3% · max 15.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
48th of 81

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
53rd of 81

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
73rd of 81

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
81 seats · 41 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AIFB 24.7%INC 21.4%RJD 11.6%BSP 10.6%BJP 5.7%SP 5.2%OTH 20.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,22,784
Density
323 / km²
Sex ratio
935 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,093 km²
SC population24.2%
ST population15.6%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 83.5%Muslim 14.7%Other 1.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation7.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births84.0%
Children fully vaccinated77.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.7%
Children underweight (under 5)40.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.7%
Women literate59.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Clean cooking fuel24.7%
Health insurance55.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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