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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 112 · 2015

Maharajganj

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Winner — 2015

HEM NARAYAN SAH
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 45.5%BJP 32.0%16 others 22.5%
Votes
68,459
45.5% share
Winning margin
20,292
13.5% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
54.3%
of 2,76,952

A clear win with a 13.5% margin.

Seat history

5 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.25 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HEM NARAYAN SAH
JD(U)
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
68,45945.5%
2
KUMAR DEO RANJAN SINGH
BJP
NDA
48,16732.0%
3
SATYENDRA KUMAR GANDHI
JDR
5,7433.8%
4
MANORANJAN KUMAR SINGH
IND
4,8643.2%
5
MUNSHI SINGH
CPM
3,9092.6%
6
RABINDRA RAY
IND
3,1082.1%
7
BISHAWANATH YADEO
JAPL
2,0541.4%
8
RAJENDRA SINGH
CPI
2,0491.4%
9
OM PRAKASH SHARMA
IND
1,9741.3%
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NOTA
NOTA
1,6711.1%
11
ATISH SINGH
BHASP
1,5491.0%
12
NAGMANI SINGH
RYP
1,2640.8%
13
TANWEER AHMAD KHAN
BSP
BSP
1,2560.8%
14
DILIP KUMAR BHARTI
IND
1,2450.8%
15
OM PRAKASH SINGH
BNSKP
1,1030.7%
16
GOVIND NARAYAN SINGH
IND
8100.5%
17
MD.KALAM
GJDS
6250.4%
18
NAYAN PRASAD
BKKMP
5890.4%

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

Low turnout (197th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 0.3% · max 25.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
197th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.93
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
95th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 45.5%BJP 32.0%OTH 21.4%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/17

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.25 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
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🏺Mentha

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