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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 217 · 2005 (Oct)

Dehri

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Winner — 2005 (Oct)

PRADEEP KUMAR JOSHI
IND
IND 59.1%RJD 22.9%11 others 18.1%
Votes
70,558
59.1% share
Winning margin
43,277
36.3% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
53.9%
of 2,21,438

Dehri is a safe seat — PRADEEP KUMAR JOSHI won by 36.3%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRADEEP KUMAR JOSHI
IND
70,55859.1%
2
MD. ILYAS HUSSAIN
RJD
27,28122.9%
3
SHEELA SINGH
BJP
NDA
8,8787.4%
4
RADHA KRISHNA SINGH
LJP
4,9394.1%
5
SHARWAN KUMAR
IND
1,8751.6%
6
KAMATA SINGH
CPI(ML)(L)
1,2661.1%
7
NIRMAL SINGH
IND
1,0090.8%
8
BABAN RAM
IJP
9890.8%
9
BIRENDAR SINGH
IND
9720.8%
10
VIR CHAND PATEL SINGH
BSP
BSP
5290.4%
11
JYOTI RASHMI
IND
4550.4%
12
NEETA SINGH
SP
3520.3%
13
INDRAJEET SINGH
IND
2880.2%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (156th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
36.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 0.5% · max 44.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
156th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
107th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
116th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 59.1%RJD 22.9%BJP 7.4%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
11,25,313
Density
1209 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
931 km²
SC population19.8%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.9%Muslim 6.7%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.3%
Electricity15.2%
Sanitation27.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated70.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.3%
Children underweight (under 5)51.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.1%
Women literate63.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.6%
Clean cooking fuel34.3%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mushroom🏺Rice
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Ancient monolithic pillar known as Lat

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient monolithic pillar known as Lat

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