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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 119 · 2015Reserved (SC)
Garkha
Winner — 2015
MUNESHWAR CHAUDHARY
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 56.6%BJP 31.3%10 others 12.1%
Votes
89,249
56.6% share
Winning margin
39,883
25.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
55.7%
of 2,83,158
Garkha is a safe seat — MUNESHWAR CHAUDHARY won by 25.3%.
Seat history
4 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.26 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUNESHWAR CHAUDHARY | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 89,249 | 56.6% |
| 2 | GYANCHAND MANJHI | NDA | 49,366 | 31.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 5,027 | 3.2% |
| 4 | SAMPAT RAM RAHI | IND | 4,723 | 3.0% |
| 5 | SHIVJI DAS | 2,246 | 1.4% | |
| 6 | RAGHUNANDAN MANJHI | IND | 2,224 | 1.4% |
| 7 | RAMJI CHAUDHARY | IND | 1,311 | 0.8% |
| 8 | AJIT KUMAR MANJHI | IND | 940 | 0.6% |
| 9 | DILIP KUMAR RAM | JAPL | 841 | 0.5% |
| 10 | PRAMILA DEVI | IND | 707 | 0.5% |
| 11 | SURENDRA KUMAR DAS | BSP | 638 | 0.4% |
| 12 | LAKSHMI NARAYAN MANJHI | GJDS | 442 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (160th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean25.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 0.2% · max 44.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
160th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.84
fewer partiesmore parties
61st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
177th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 56.6%BJP 31.3%OTH 8.9%NOTA 3.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.26 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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