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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 56 · 2000

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Winner — 2000

GULAM JILANI WARASI
RJD· RJD
RJD 32.8%AJBP 22.4%16 others 44.8%
Votes
35,023
32.8% share
Winning margin
11,044
10.3% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
64.7%
of 1,65,046

A clear win with a 10.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GULAM JILANI WARASI
RJD
RJD
35,02332.8%
2
AJIT KUMAR
AJBP
23,97922.4%
3
HARENDRA KUMAR
SAP
17,08916.0%
4
MOHAMAD JAMAL
IND
11,00510.3%
5
LAKHI CHANDRA RAI
IND
8,4527.9%
6
KAPILDEO SAHNI
IND
2,2902.1%
7
SITARAM SAH
BSP
BSP
1,8261.7%
8
RAM KUMAR
IND
1,7791.7%
9
LAKHENDRA CHAUDHARY
CPI
1,2971.2%
10
MANJU CHAUDHARY
INC
INC
1,0130.9%
11
NALINI RANJAN SINGH
IND
9360.9%
12
SADHU SARAN SINGH
IND
6770.6%
13
HARSHWARDHAN THAKUR
NCP
NCP
5080.5%
14
HABIB MUSTAFA RAHMANI
IND
4540.4%
15
SANJAY KUMAR
IND
2150.2%
16
RAGHUNATH PASWAN
IND
1140.1%
17
SHAILENDRA JHA
IND
1140.1%
18
SAHJAD ALAM
IND
840.1%

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

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

High turnout (29th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 0.3% · max 56.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
29th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
163rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 32.8%AJBP 22.4%SAP 16.0%IND 10.3%IND 7.9%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
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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