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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 214 · 2010

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Winner — 2010

CHITRANJAN KUMAR
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 25.3%CPI(ML)(L) 20.9%19 others 53.8%
Votes
23,984
25.3% share
Winning margin
4,202
4.4% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
47.0%
of 2,01,479

A closely fought contest. CHITRANJAN KUMAR won with a 4.4% margin.

Seat history

7 of 21 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.19 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2005 vs 2010

All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHITRANJAN KUMAR
BJP
NDA (NDA)
23,98425.3%
2
MAHANAND PRASAD
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
19,78220.9%
3
DULAR CHAND SINGH
LJP
15,51316.4%
4
DHANANJAY KUMAR
INC
INC
5,1965.5%
5
ARVIND PATEL
BSP
BSP
4,5484.8%
6
NITYANAND SINGH
IND
4,5414.8%
7
BHUNESHWAR PATHAK
IND
2,6222.8%
8
SHAH IMRAN AHMED
NCP
2,5952.7%
9
RANJEET KUMAR
ANC
2,5342.7%
10
DR. ARVIND KUMAR
IND
2,1712.3%
11
NAND KISHORE SINGH
IND
1,8622.0%
12
RAMBALI SINGH
JD(S)
1,7241.8%
13
PRANAV PRAKASH
IND
1,5861.7%
14
SUBHASH CHANDRA YADAV
IND
1,5191.6%
15
MANOJ KUMAR SANTOSH
IND
1,1361.2%
16
BUDHHU RAM SINGH
SHSP
1,0551.1%
17
SHASHI RANJAN KUMAR
SJP(R)
7030.7%
18
RAVINDRA SINGH
IND
5720.6%
19
KAMAL PRASAD
IJP
4030.4%
20
SHYAM KISHORE SINGH
IND
3960.4%
21
RAM SINHASAN SINGH
ABAS
3180.3%

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 (181st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 4.4% · max 35.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
181st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
83rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
228th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 25.3%CPI(ML)(L) 20.9%LJP 16.4%INC 5.5%OTH 31.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
7/21

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.19 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,00,843
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
638 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.5%Muslim 9.2%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.4%
Electricity1.9%
Sanitation23.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.2%
Children fully vaccinated84.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Children underweight (under 5)52.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.9%
Women literate62.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.5%
Clean cooking fuel29.3%
Health insurance15.6%

What's nearby?

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