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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 157 · 2015
Sultanganj
Winner — 2015
SUBODH ROY
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 40.9%BLSP 31.9%11 others 27.2%
Votes
63,345
40.9% share
Winning margin
14,033
9.1% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
50.0%
of 3,09,131
A clear win with a 9.1% margin.
Seat history
5 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.44 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUBODH ROY | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 63,345 | 40.9% |
| 2 | HIMANSHU PRASAD | BLSP | 49,312 | 31.9% |
| 3 | LALAN KUMAR | IND | 14,073 | 9.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 8,165 | 5.3% |
| 5 | RAKESH KUMAR SAH | IND | 4,041 | 2.6% |
| 6 | CHAKRAPANI HIMANSHU | JAPL | 3,186 | 2.1% |
| 7 | DR. DINESH CHANDRA DIWAKAR | 2,732 | 1.8% | |
| 8 | GOBIND BHAIYA | BSP | 2,140 | 1.4% |
| 9 | AMAR JEET KUMAR SINGH | 1,914 | 1.2% | |
| 10 | KIRAN MISHRA | IND | 1,884 | 1.2% |
| 11 | ARUN KUMAR SINGH | IND | 1,843 | 1.2% |
| 12 | SUMAN KUMAR | SKLP | 1,203 | 0.8% |
| 13 | RUMEE KHAN | BMUP | 888 | 0.6% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (157th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe9.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 3.9% · max 35.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
157th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
156th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
94th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 40.9%BLSP 31.9%IND 9.1%OTH 12.8%NOTA 5.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.44 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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