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Winner — 2015

VARSHA RANI
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 48.4%BJP 39.5%13 others 12.2%
Votes
68,963
48.4% share
Winning margin
12,716
8.9% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
58.0%
of 2,45,811

A clear win with a 8.9% margin.

Seat history

5 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.35 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VARSHA RANI
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
68,96348.4%
2
KUMAR SHAILENDRA
NDA
56,24739.5%
3
LAL BAHADUR SINGH
IND
4,1412.9%
NOTA
NOTA
3,5652.5%
5
HAIDAR ALI
IND
2,9832.1%
6
AJMERY KHATUN
JAPL
1,8741.3%
7
BINDESHWARI MANDAL
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
8460.6%
8
SUMAN KUMAR
IND
7840.6%
9
GAUTAM KUMAR PRITAM
SP(I)
6270.4%
10
BABY KUMARI
IND
5790.4%
11
RADHUNATH DAS
VIP
5470.4%
12
RAJESH KUMAR JHA
IND
5310.4%
13
NIKHIL KUMAR
AVIRP
3950.3%
14
CHHANGURI SHARMA
IND
2380.2%
15
JIWAN MAHTO
IND
2080.1%

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

Average turnout (159th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.4% · max 42.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
159th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
146th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
108th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 48.4%BJP 39.5%OTH 9.7%NOTA 2.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.35 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,37,766
Density
1182 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population2.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.9%Muslim 17.7%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.2%
Electricity31.0%
Sanitation33.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated66.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.0%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.4%
Clean cooking fuel49.2%
Health insurance16.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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