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Winner — 2015

RAMESH SINGH KUSHWAHA
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 30.0%BJP 25.5%15 others 44.5%
Votes
40,760
30.0% share
Winning margin
6,091
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
53.6%
of 2,53,612

A closely fought contest. RAMESH SINGH KUSHWAHA won with a 4.5% margin.

Seat history

4 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.30 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMESH SINGH KUSHWAHA
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
40,76030.0%
2
ASHA DEVI
NDA
34,66925.5%
3
AMARJEET KUSHWAHA
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
34,56225.4%
4
SHRI NIWAS YADAV
IND
4,4783.3%
5
BRIJ BIHARI SHARMA
IND
3,2202.4%
6
RANA PRATAP SINGH
3,1622.3%
7
SUDHIR KUMAR SINHA
IND
3,1042.3%
8
VIJAY PRATAP SHAHI
IND
2,6141.9%
9
RAVI PANDEY
NPEP
2,3051.7%
NOTA
NOTA
2,0981.5%
11
UDESHAVAR KUMAR SINGH
1,7311.3%
12
RAKESH KUMAR PANDEY
IND
7860.6%
13
MAHATMA SINGH
IND
7280.5%
14
DHARMCHAND YADAV
IND
5650.4%
15
DAROGA SINGH
4480.3%
16
RAMJEE BHAI
RSMD
3740.3%
17
PARMANAND GOND
SWSP
3000.2%

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

Low turnout (235th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 1.1% · max 42.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
235th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.0%
lowerhigher
19th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 30.0%BJP 25.5%CPI(ML)(L) 25.4%OTH 17.5%NOTA 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.30 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,30,464
Density
1501 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population2.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.5%
Electricity9.7%
Sanitation22.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated76.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Clean cooking fuel48.0%
Health insurance8.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mentha
Ancestral house of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first president of india

Ancestral house of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first president of india

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancestral house of Dr. Rajendra Prasad, the first president of india

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