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Bihar · PC 28 · 2002 by-election

Godda

Winner — 2002 by-election

PRADEEP YADAV
Bharatiya Janata Party
BJP 32.8%INC 19.8%17 others 47.4%
Votes
2,35,939
32.8% share
Winning margin
93,262
13.0% of votes
Total votes cast
7,19,560
Candidates
19
Seat history

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRADEEP YADAV
BJP
2,35,93932.8%
2
FURKAN ANSARI
INC
1,42,67719.8%
3
HUSSAIN ANSARI
JMM
1,30,08518.1%
4
SANJAY PRASAD YADAV
RJD
87,44312.2%
5
SURAJ MANDAL
JVD
46,8696.5%
6
UPENDRA CHAURASIA
CPI
29,4474.1%
7
SAHDEO SAH
IND
8,4821.2%
8
SURESH KUMAR MAHTO
IND
5,1920.7%
9
NARESH KU. PRIYADARSHI
IND
4,6770.7%
10
ABADHESH JHA
IND
4,0460.6%
11
HARI CHARAN KHAWARE
IND
3,5340.5%
12
MD. SHAMSUZZUHA
IND
3,1940.4%
13
MUFTI MOHMMAD QASIM
IND
2,9870.4%
14
SURUN SOREN
IND
2,9680.4%
15
RADHA KANT MISHRA
IND
2,8150.4%
16
DINANATH PANDE
IND
2,3780.3%
17
KANCHAN ROY
IND
2,3130.3%
18
NARESH RAMANI
IND
2,2900.3%
19
MD. NOOR HASAN
IND
2,2240.3%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (24th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
13.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 7.1% · max 44.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
24th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
24th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 32.8%INC 19.8%JMM 18.1%RJD 12.2%JVD 6.5%OTH 10.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,67,765
Density
964 / km²
Sex ratio
876 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,419 km²
SC population13.4%
ST population1.6%

Figures are for Munger, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.6%Muslim 8.1%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity34.3%
Sanitation38.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.2%
Children fully vaccinated73.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Clean cooking fuel59.4%
Health insurance15.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lemon Grass🏺Mentha🏺Pulses (Masoor)🏺Tomato
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Basilica of Our Lady of Divine Grace

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