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Winner — 2015

SHYAM BAHADUR SINGH
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 41.9%LJP 32.6%14 others 25.5%
Votes
65,168
41.9% share
Winning margin
14,583
9.4% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
57.0%
of 2,72,688

A clear win with a 9.4% margin.

Seat history

8 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.16 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHYAM BAHADUR SINGH
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
65,16841.9%
2
BACHHA PANDAY
NDA
50,58532.5%
3
MANTU KUMAR
IND
7,2584.7%
4
MAHADEO PASWAN
IND
6,0223.9%
5
LALASA DEVI
IND
5,3403.4%
6
IRFAN AHMED
3,1072.0%
NOTA
NOTA
2,8711.9%
8
DHANANJAY KUMAR SINGH
BSP
2,4811.6%
9
DHANANJAY PANDEY
IND
2,3511.5%
10
NIRAJ KR. TIWARI
IND
2,0601.3%
11
RIJWAN AHMAD
JAPL
2,0141.3%
12
ABDUL GAFAR ANSARI
BNSKP
1,6131.0%
13
UMESH KUMAR SINGH
IND
1,4460.9%
14
KAMLESH KUMAR PRASAD
IND
1,1930.8%
15
MD. AZAZUL HAQUE
SASAPT
1,0390.7%
16
AWADHESH SHARMA
IND
8560.6%

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

Average turnout (184th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 1.3% · max 44.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
184th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
136th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
88th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 41.9%LJP 32.5%OTH 23.7%NOTA 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
8/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.16 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mentha

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