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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 146 · 2015

Begusarai

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Winner — 2015

AMITA BHUSHAN
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
INC 49.2%BJP 39.5%11 others 11.3%
Votes
83,521
49.2% share
Winning margin
16,531
9.7% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
54.5%
of 3,11,575

A clear win with a 9.7% margin.

Seat history

2 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.26 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2010 vs 2015

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AMITA BHUSHAN
INC
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
83,52149.2%
2
SURENDRA MEHTA
BJP
NDA
66,99039.5%
3
RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH
CPM
5,5933.3%
—
NOTA
NOTA
4,6782.8%
5
DILEEP KESARI
SP
1,8151.1%
6
RAJESH KUMAR
IND
1,2520.7%
7
AMARJEET SAH
IND
1,2500.7%
8
AMIT KUMAR
IND
1,1300.7%
9
BIPIN KUMAR PASWAN
BSP
BSP
9960.6%
10
SHYAM PODDAR
BMUP
8720.5%
11
AJIT KUMAR
IND
6820.4%
12
BINDESHWARI SHARMA
RAIP
5170.3%
13
PINKI SINHA
JKNPP
4300.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (143rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 1.5% · max 41.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
143rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
204th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
144th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.2%BJP 39.5%OTH 8.6%NOTA 2.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.26 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,70,541
Density
1549 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,918 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity20.2%
Sanitation31.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.9%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Clean cooking fuel45.2%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
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