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Bihar · PC 26 · 2014

Bhagalpur

Winner — Lok Sabha 2014

SHAILESH KUMAR URPH BULO MANDAL
RJD· UPA
RJD 37.7%BJP 36.8%17 others 25.5%
Votes
3,67,623
37.7% share
Winning margin
9,485
1.0% of votes
Total votes cast
9,74,016
Candidates
19
Seat history

7 of 19 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.33 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHAILESH KUMAR URPH BULO MANDAL
UPA
3,67,62337.7%
2
SYED SHAHNAWAZ HUSSAIN
NDA
3,58,13836.8%
3
ABU QAISER
1,32,25613.6%
4
RAMJEE MANDAL
IND
18,9371.9%
5
INDRADEO KUMAR SINGH
IND
12,7101.3%
NOTA
NOTA
11,8751.2%
7
NAUSHABA KHANAM
11,2651.2%
8
MAHADEO KUMAR
IND
9,2950.9%
9
KUMKUM SINGH
BVM
8,0250.8%
10
SIKANDAR TANTI
IND
7,1220.7%
11
PROF. YOGENDRA MAHTO
AAAP
5,8300.6%
12
RINKI KUMARI
CPI(ML)(L)
5,7780.6%
13
RANJAN KUMAR
IND
5,1650.5%
14
ANAND KUMAR JAIN
IND
4,7340.5%
15
SUMAN KUMAR
IND
3,4440.3%
16
GAURAV KUMAR GHOSH
NTP
3,2510.3%
17
NISHI KANT MANDAL
BMUP
3,1470.3%
18
VIREN DAS
SaBP
3,0050.3%
19
PUROSOTTAM CHOUBEY
2,4160.3%

Average turnout (29th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 0.0% · max 42.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
54%
lowerhigher
29th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.0%
lowerhigher
5th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 37.7%BJP 36.8%JD(U) 13.6%OTH 10.7%NOTA 1.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
7/18

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.33 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,37,766
Density
1182 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population2.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.9%Muslim 17.7%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.2%
Electricity31.0%
Sanitation33.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated66.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.0%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.4%
Clean cooking fuel49.2%
Health insurance16.3%

What's nearby?

7 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bhagalpur SilkGI🏺Jardalu Mango🏺Manjusha Painting
Ancient site of Vikramshila Monastry

Ancient site of Vikramshila Monastry

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient site of Vikramshila Monastry

Patalpuri cave and land adjoining bateshwar cave on patharghatta hill

Patalpuri cave and land adjoining bateshwar cave on patharghatta hill

🏛️MonumentASI

Patalpuri cave and land adjoining bateshwar cave on patharghatta hill

Rock sculptures at Patharghatta

Rock sculptures at Patharghatta

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock sculptures at Patharghatta

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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