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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 14 · 2015
Govindganj
Winner — 2015
RAJU TIWARI
LJP· NDA (NDA)
LJP 54.5%INC 34.2%7 others 11.3%
Votes
74,685
54.5% share
Winning margin
27,920
20.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
56.3%
of 2,43,040
Govindganj is a safe seat — RAJU TIWARI won by 20.4%.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.48 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJU TIWARI | NDA (NDA) | 74,685 | 54.5% |
| 2 | BRAJESH KUMAR | 46,765 | 34.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,441 | 2.5% |
| 4 | GANESHWAR TIWARI | 3,058 | 2.2% | |
| 5 | PANKAJ KUMAR | IND | 2,481 | 1.8% |
| 6 | RAVINDRA DUBEY | BSP | 2,376 | 1.7% |
| 7 | VIJAY KUMAR | IND | 2,092 | 1.5% |
| 8 | SANJAY KUMAR MISHRA ALIAS BABLU MISHRA | AVIRP | 1,083 | 0.8% |
| 9 | PAPPU GIRI | 946 | 0.7% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (106th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 1.8% · max 30.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
106th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
141st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
140th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LJP 54.5%INC 34.1%OTH 8.8%NOTA 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.48 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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