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Winner — 2015

SHAMIM AHMAD
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 46.0%BLSP 33.7%11 others 20.3%
Votes
75,118
46.0% share
Winning margin
19,982
12.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
63.6%
of 2,56,915

A clear win with a 12.2% margin.

Seat history

7 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.96 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHAMIM AHMAD
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
75,11846.0%
2
SANT SINGH KUSHWAHA
BLSP
55,13633.7%
3
SONU KUMAR
IND
12,8907.9%
NOTA
NOTA
8,9385.5%
5
SUNIL KUMAR
IND
2,7501.7%
6
DINESH PRASAD
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
2,1771.3%
7
ANWAR ALAM ANSARI
BSP
1,9911.2%
8
REETA DEVI
IND
9690.6%
9
MADAN PRASAD YADAV
9680.6%
10
SHAMBHU SHARAN PRASAD
7250.4%
11
RAHUL KUMAR
IND
6590.4%
12
DEEPAK KUMAR
GAAP
6230.4%
13
ASHOK GUPTA
IND
5030.3%

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

High turnout (26th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.7% · max 35.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
26th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
208th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
49th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 46.0%BLSP 33.7%IND 7.9%OTH 6.9%NOTA 5.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
7/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.96 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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