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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 135 · 2015
Morwa
Winner — 2015
VIDYA SAGAR SINGH NISHAD
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 42.7%BJP 29.2%17 others 28.1%
Votes
59,206
42.7% share
Winning margin
18,816
13.6% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
58.0%
of 2,38,966
A clear win with a 13.6% margin.
Seat history
4 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
19 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIDYA SAGAR SINGH NISHAD | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 59,206 | 42.7% |
| 2 | SURESH RAY | NDA | 40,390 | 29.2% |
| 3 | ANIL KUMAR SHARMA | 9,380 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | ABHAY KUMAR SINGH | IND | 5,946 | 4.3% |
| 5 | RAMPRIT PASWAN | 3,328 | 2.4% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,261 | 2.4% |
| 7 | DINESH KUMAR SHARMA | BSP | 2,534 | 1.8% |
| 8 | PRANAV KUMAR MISHRA | IND | 2,365 | 1.7% |
| 9 | SWETA KUMARI | IND | 1,728 | 1.3% |
| 10 | MUNNA SAHNI | IND | 1,700 | 1.2% |
| 11 | KHALID TANWEER | IND | 1,546 | 1.1% |
| 12 | SUDHIR KUMAR | IND | 1,431 | 1.0% |
| 13 | NILOTPAL MRINAL | NADP | 1,360 | 1.0% |
| 14 | SUCHITRA SINHA | SASAPT | 1,138 | 0.8% |
| 15 | MD. ZIAUR RAHMAN | JDR | 1,009 | 0.7% |
| 16 | BALENDUSHEKHAR MANGALMURTY | IND | 669 | 0.5% |
| 17 | BABY KUMARI | SKLP | 634 | 0.5% |
| 18 | RAVI KUMAR ROY | GJDS | 478 | 0.3% |
| 19 | SATYENDRA KUMAR RAY | BMUP | 417 | 0.3% |
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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 (39th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 4.4% · max 29.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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39th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
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113th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 42.7%BJP 29.2%SHS 6.8%OTH 19.0%NOTA 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/18
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.18 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?
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