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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 147 · 2015Reserved (SC)
Bakhri
Winner — 2015
UPENDRA PASWAN
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 49.3%BJP 22.0%8 others 28.8%
Votes
72,632
49.3% share
Winning margin
40,256
27.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
59.7%
of 2,47,074
Bakhri is a safe seat — UPENDRA PASWAN won by 27.3%.
Seat history
2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.25 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UPENDRA PASWAN | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 72,632 | 49.3% |
| 2 | RAMANAND RAM | NDA | 32,376 | 22.0% |
| 3 | SURYAKANT PASWAN | 29,185 | 19.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,922 | 2.7% |
| 5 | SURESH SADA | BJND | 1,710 | 1.2% |
| 6 | VINOD KUMAR DAS | BSP | 1,694 | 1.1% |
| 7 | DASO PASWAN | JAPL | 1,619 | 1.1% |
| 8 | VAIJANATH PASWAN | IND | 1,562 | 1.1% |
| 9 | SURENDRA PASWAN | IND | 1,451 | 1.0% |
| 10 | UPENDRA KUMAR PASWAN | BMUP | 1,310 | 0.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (84th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean27.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 0.5% · max 37.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
84th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
110th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
117th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 49.3%BJP 22.0%CPI 19.8%OTH 6.3%NOTA 2.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.25 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%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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