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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 131 · 2015Reserved (SC)
Kalyanpur(SC)
Winner — 2015
MAHESHWAR HAZARI
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 50.4%LJP 28.0%13 others 21.6%
Votes
84,904
50.4% share
Winning margin
37,686
22.4% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
57.4%
of 2,93,518
Kalyanpur(SC) is a safe seat — MAHESHWAR HAZARI won by 22.4%.
Seat history
1 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHESHWAR HAZARI | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 84,904 | 50.4% |
| 2 | PRINCE RAJ | NDA | 47,218 | 28.0% |
| 3 | BINOD DAS | IND | 9,098 | 5.4% |
| 4 | SHANKAR PASWAN | IND | 5,627 | 3.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,999 | 3.0% |
| 6 | PREM KUMAR PASWAN | IND | 4,057 | 2.4% |
| 7 | ABHAY KUMAR | BSP | 2,502 | 1.5% |
| 8 | JIBACHH PASWAN | CPI(ML)(L) CPI(ML)(L) | 1,766 | 1.1% |
| 9 | RAM BALAK PASWAN | 1,646 | 1.0% | |
| 10 | RENU RAJ | 1,586 | 0.9% | |
| 11 | SANTOSH KUMAR PASWAN | NJPI | 1,554 | 0.9% |
| 12 | VISHUNI PASWAN | 1,014 | 0.6% | |
| 13 | RAM PRASAD PASWAN | HCP | 993 | 0.6% |
| 14 | RAJKISHOR PASWAN | BMUP | 830 | 0.5% |
| 15 | NATHUNI PASWAN | AAHPTY | 676 | 0.4% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (32nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean22.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 3.9% · max 33.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
32nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
72nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.6%
lowerhigher
9th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 50.4%LJP 28.0%IND 5.4%OTH 13.2%NOTA 3.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.14 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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