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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 10 · 2015
Raxaul
Winner — 2015
AJAY KUMAR SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 39.8%RJD 37.9%9 others 22.3%
Votes
64,731
39.8% share
Winning margin
3,169
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
63.0%
of 2,57,987
Raxaul was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 3,169 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.19 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJAY KUMAR SINGH | NDA (NDA) | 64,731 | 39.8% |
| 2 | SURESH KUMAR | 61,562 | 37.9% | |
| 3 | SHYAM BIHARI PRASAD | IND | 21,697 | 13.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,310 | 2.0% |
| 5 | KAPILDEV RAY | 3,073 | 1.9% | |
| 6 | PARMANAND PRASAD | GJDS | 1,952 | 1.2% |
| 7 | CHANDRA KISHOR PAL | BSP | 1,681 | 1.0% |
| 8 | MITHILESH YADAV | IND | 1,481 | 0.9% |
| 9 | DHURENDRA KUMAR | IND | 1,277 | 0.8% |
| 10 | DR GAUTAM KUMAR | IND | 1,205 | 0.7% |
| 11 | NAIYAR ALAM | BLRP | 613 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (22nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 1.9% · max 22.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
22nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
189th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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192nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 39.8%RJD 37.9%IND 13.3%OTH 6.9%NOTA 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.19 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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