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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 171 · 1995Reserved (SC)
Sultanganj
Winner — 1995
FANINDRA CHOUDHARY
JD· Janata Dal
JD 36.3%SAP 21.1%20 others 42.5%
Votes
45,538
36.3% share
Winning margin
19,058
15.2% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
58.7%
of 2,13,506
Sultanganj is a safe seat — FANINDRA CHOUDHARY won by 15.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
22 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | FANINDRA CHOUDHARY | Janata Dal | 45,538 | 36.3% |
| 2 | GANESH PASWAN | 26,480 | 21.1% | |
| 3 | AMBIKA PRASAD | INC | 23,513 | 18.8% |
| 4 | SARASWATI KUMAR | BJP | 11,915 | 9.5% |
| 5 | DILIP PASWAN | 6,198 | 5.0% | |
| 6 | RAGHO CHOUDHARY | IND | 3,052 | 2.4% |
| 7 | YOGENDRA PASWAN | BPP | 2,968 | 2.4% |
| 8 | VISHNU DEO RAM | IND | 1,397 | 1.1% |
| 9 | VIJAY BHUSAN CHOUDHARY | IND | 816 | 0.7% |
| 10 | RAMANUJ KUMAR DAS | Samajwadi Party | 695 | 0.6% |
| 11 | RASIK LAL MANJHI | IND | 562 | 0.5% |
| 12 | VINDHWASINI DEVI | SJP(R) | 296 | 0.2% |
| 13 | UMESH PASWAN | IND | 268 | 0.2% |
| 14 | GHANSHYAM DAS | IND | 250 | 0.2% |
| 15 | SURENDRA RAJAK | IND | 246 | 0.2% |
| 16 | RANA MANINDRA RAJNISH | IND | 234 | 0.2% |
| 17 | JAWAHAR PASWAN | IND | 205 | 0.2% |
| 18 | LUKHDEO PASWAN | IND | 186 | 0.1% |
| 19 | RAM SWARUP DAS | IND | 176 | 0.1% |
| 20 | OM PRAKASH PASWAN | IND | 130 | 0.1% |
| 21 | ANIRUDH HARIJAN | IND | 115 | 0.1% |
| 22 | ANIRUDH MANJHI | IND | 90 | 0.1% |
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.
Low turnout (236th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 3.5% · max 32.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
236th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.8%
lowerhigher
5th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD 36.3%SAP 21.1%INC 18.8%BJP 9.5%OTH 14.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,77,653
Density
1222 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,355 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.9%
Electricity20.8%
Sanitation30.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated75.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.0%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.0%
Clean cooking fuel41.0%
Health insurance12.8%
What's nearby?
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