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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 156 · 2015

Bhagalpur

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Winner — 2015

AJEET SHARMA
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
INC 46.2%BJP 39.2%10 others 14.5%
Votes
70,514
46.2% share
Winning margin
10,658
7.0% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
48.2%
of 3,16,636

A clear win with a 7.0% margin.

Seat history

1 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.19 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2010 vs 2015

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AJEET SHARMA
INC
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
70,51446.2%
2
ARJIT SHASHWAT CHOUBEY
BJP
NDA
59,85639.3%
3
BIJAY PD. SAH
IND
15,21210.0%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,5001.6%
5
MD SHAHAB ALAM
BSP
BSP
9540.6%
6
RAVISHANKAR SINGH
PBI
8100.5%
7
SYED BASHAR ALI
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
6120.4%
8
OM BHASKER
IND
5790.4%
9
ARUNA DEVI
NTP
4920.3%
10
MUNSHI DAS
IND
4790.3%
11
DAYARAM MANDAL
BMUP
2680.2%
12
GOPAL BHARTI
SP
2350.1%

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

Low turnout (234th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.0% · min 0.7% · max 18.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
234th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
238th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
213th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.2%BJP 39.3%IND 10.0%OTH 2.9%NOTA 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.19 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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bhagalpur SilkGI🏺Jardalu Mango🏺Manjusha Painting
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Bhagalpur Museum

🖼️MuseumWikidata
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