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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 131Reserved (SC)

KalyanpurAssembly by-election result, 2013

Manju Kumari (JD(U)) won Kalyanpur in the 2013 assembly by-election with 46.0% of the vote, beating Rekha Devi (LJP) by 16,432 votes.

Seat boundaries were redrawn before the 2010 election. In 2005, seat no. 131 was Sikti. See the seat history for this ground's earlier results.

Winner

Manju Kumari
JD(U) 46.0%LJP 33.3%6 others 20.7%
Votes
59,325
46.0% share
Winning margin
16,432
12.8% of votes
Candidates
8

A clear win with a 12.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 candidates
#CandidatePartyVotes · %
1
Manju Kumari
59,32546.0%
2
Rekha Devi
42,89333.3%
3
Anita Ram
8,2216.4%
4
Jibachh Paswan
4,3523.4%
5
Rita Devi
IND
IND
4,0853.2%
6
Vibha Devi
IND
IND
3,9513.1%
7
Ganesh Paswan
IND
IND
3,5212.7%
8
Soni Kumari
RPP
RPP
2,5332.0%

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A clear win, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
12.8%

winning margin, share of votes

How many parties were really in the race?

SEAT
A crowded field

The top three took 86% of the votes.

Parties in the race 3.02

How did the vote split?

SEAT
46.0%won by JD(U)
JD(U) 46.0%LJP 33.3%INC 6.4%Others 14.3%

Samastipur district · 42.6 lakh people · Census 2011

Known for Bamboo Art and Turmeric.

this districtdashed line = India

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
  • Hindu89.2%
  • Muslim10.6%
  • Christian0.1%
  • Sikh<0.1%
  • Buddhist<0.1%
  • Jain<0.1%
  • Not stated0.1%

Homes with tap water, electricity and a toilet

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 · SHARE OF HOUSEHOLDS
Tap water2.4%
Electric lighting10.4%
Toilet at home18.8%

Health and family

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 1849.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo Art🏺Turmeric

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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Who has won Kalyanpur, 2010–2025

  1. 2010RAMSEWAK HAZARI (JD(U)), margin 23.4%
  2. 2015MAHESHWAR HAZARI (JD(U)), margin 22.4%
  3. 2020MAHESHWAR HAZARI (JD(U)), margin 5.5%
  4. 2025MAHESHWAR HAZARI (JD(U)), margin 16.1%