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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
UPENDRA PASWAN
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
72,63249.3%
2
RAMANAND RAM
NDA
32,37622.0%
3
SURYAKANT PASWAN
29,18519.8%
NOTA
NOTA
3,9222.7%
5
SURESH SADA
BJND
1,7101.2%
6
VINOD KUMAR DAS
BSP
1,6941.1%
7
DASO PASWAN
JAPL
1,6191.1%
8
VAIJANATH PASWAN
IND
1,5621.1%
9
SURENDRA PASWAN
IND
1,4511.0%
10
UPENDRA KUMAR PASWAN
BMUP
1,3100.9%

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.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
27.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 0.5% · max 37.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
84th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
110th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
117th of 243

Where 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%
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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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