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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 121 · 2015
Parsa
Winner — 2015
CHANDRIKA RAI
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 55.9%LJP 25.3%13 others 18.8%
Votes
77,211
55.9% share
Winning margin
42,335
30.7% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
55.3%
of 2,49,874
Parsa is a safe seat — CHANDRIKA RAI won by 30.7%.
Seat history
2 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.37 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHANDRIKA RAI | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 77,211 | 55.9% |
| 2 | CHHOTELAL RAI | NDA | 34,876 | 25.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 6,030 | 4.4% |
| 4 | RITESH KUMAR ROUSHAN | IND | 5,907 | 4.3% |
| 5 | SANDHYA RAY | IND | 4,533 | 3.3% |
| 6 | SHIV KUMAR PRASAD RAI | BSP | 2,371 | 1.7% |
| 7 | MANOJ KUMAR | IND | 1,235 | 0.9% |
| 8 | MANISH KUMAR DUBEY | IND | 1,084 | 0.8% |
| 9 | SANTOSH KUMAR SINGH | 1,043 | 0.8% | |
| 10 | SHIV SHANKAR PD. RAY | 934 | 0.7% | |
| 11 | DAMAYANTI KUMARI | IND | 898 | 0.7% |
| 12 | AMJAD JAVED | BMF | 765 | 0.6% |
| 13 | AJEET KUMAR | JAPL | 457 | 0.3% |
| 14 | RAMAISHWAR PRASAD RAI | NJPI | 392 | 0.3% |
| 15 | CHANDAN KUMAR SINGH | NJP | 357 | 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 (138th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe30.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 2.4% · max 73.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
138th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
85th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
36th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 55.9%LJP 25.3%OTH 14.5%NOTA 4.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.37 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?
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