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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 126 · 2015
Mahua
Winner — 2015
TEJ PRATAP YADAV
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 43.3%HAMS 25.1%27 others 31.6%
Votes
66,927
43.3% share
Winning margin
28,155
18.2% of votes
Total candidates
28
Turnout
58.2%
of 2,65,297
Mahua is a safe seat — TEJ PRATAP YADAV won by 18.2%.
Seat history
8 of 28 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.22 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
29 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEJ PRATAP YADAV | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 66,927 | 43.3% |
| 2 | RAVINDRA RAY | HAMS | 38,772 | 25.1% |
| 3 | BINOD KUMAR | IND | 15,578 | 10.1% |
| 4 | JAGESHWAR RAY | JAPL | 3,961 | 2.6% |
| 5 | RIZWANUL AZAM | JDR | 3,189 | 2.1% |
| 6 | REYAZ AHMAD | 2,624 | 1.7% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,942 | 1.3% |
| 8 | VISHWANATH RAY VIPLAVI | 1,898 | 1.2% | |
| 9 | ASHOKE KRANTTI | BSP | 1,814 | 1.2% |
| 10 | SATYANARAYAN SHARMA | BDLP | 1,625 | 1.1% |
| 11 | SURJIT KUMAR | IND | 1,580 | 1.0% |
| 12 | MOHAMMAD ALAM | AAHPTY | 1,399 | 0.9% |
| 13 | LALIT KUMAR GHOSH | 1,351 | 0.9% | |
| 14 | MANOJ KUMAR | JRVP | 1,266 | 0.8% |
| 15 | RATNESH KUMAR SINGH | KSJP | 1,119 | 0.7% |
| 16 | RATNESH KUMAR | BMF | 1,110 | 0.7% |
| 17 | DR. SUMAN SINHA | GAAP | 919 | 0.6% |
| 18 | AMAR KANT SAH | RPP | 908 | 0.6% |
| 19 | ARBIND KUMAR SINGH | IND | 809 | 0.5% |
| 20 | NILOFAR MALIKA | NJPI | 706 | 0.5% |
| 21 | DEENANATH SAHNI | SKLP | 661 | 0.4% |
| 22 | ARUN KUMAR | IND | 656 | 0.4% |
| 23 | BAIDHYANATH PRASAD RAY | IND | 629 | 0.4% |
| 24 | MITHILESH KUMAR SINGH | IND | 624 | 0.4% |
| 25 | PANNA LAL SAHNI | IND | 574 | 0.4% |
| 26 | JAYNARAYAN SAH | BJKVP | 479 | 0.3% |
| 27 | ARVIND KUMAR SINGH | IND | 450 | 0.3% |
| 28 | PRAMOD KUMAR | BMUP | 442 | 0.3% |
| 29 | UMA SHANKAR NIRALA | IND | 423 | 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 (64th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 0.5% · max 45.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
64th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.00
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
178th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 43.3%HAMS 25.1%IND 10.1%OTH 20.2%NOTA 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
8/28
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.22 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,95,021
Density
1717 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,036 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity11.1%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.6%
Children fully vaccinated71.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.1%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.9%
Health insurance13.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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