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Winner — 2010

PRAMOD KUMAR
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 42.5%RJD 22.4%17 others 35.1%
Votes
51,888
42.5% share
Winning margin
24,530
20.1% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
55.7%
of 2,19,062

Motihari is a safe seat — PRAMOD KUMAR won by 20.1%.

Seat history

5 of 19 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.31 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRAMOD KUMAR
NDA (NDA)
51,88842.5%
2
RAJESH GUPTA ALIAS BABLU GUPTA
27,35822.4%
3
SURESH SAHNI
IND
9,7648.0%
4
ARVIND KUMAR GUPTA
INC
7,7236.3%
5
ARVIND KUMAR
6,2225.1%
6
BIKRAMADITYA SINGH
IND
5,1384.2%
7
AMRENDRA SINGH
IND
2,1651.8%
8
MAHENDRA PRASAD SINGH
BSP
1,5091.2%
9
SIKANDAR CHAUDHARY
1,3201.1%
10
RAKESH BHUSHAN
KSVP
1,3151.1%
11
MAHAMAD HAMID EKBAL
IND
1,1711.0%
12
CAPT. PUSHKAR JHA
GVIP
1,0350.8%
13
GAURI SHANKAR PRASAD
SJP(R)
1,0090.8%
14
MANISH KUMAR SHEKHAR
INGP
9690.8%
15
MD. MURTUJA ANSARI ALIAS DR. LAL
9500.8%
16
DHURAV NARAYAN CHAUDHARY
IND
7750.6%
17
LAL BABU RAM
IND
7020.6%
18
ANURAG RAJ
SMBHP
6340.5%
19
DURGA SAH
JPS
4520.4%

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

High turnout (38th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
20.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 0.1% · max 39.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
38th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
212th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
173rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 42.5%RJD 22.4%IND 8.0%INC 6.3%CPM 5.1%OTH 15.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/19

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.31 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%

What's nearby?

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