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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 158 · 2015
Nathnagar
Winner — 2015
AJAY KUMAR MANDAL
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 39.2%LJP 34.6%12 others 26.3%
Votes
66,485
39.2% share
Winning margin
7,825
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
56.5%
of 3,00,682
A closely fought contest. AJAY KUMAR MANDAL won with a 4.6% margin.
Seat history
5 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.30 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJAY KUMAR MANDAL | Mahagathbandhan | 66,485 | 39.2% |
| 2 | AMAR NATH PRASAD ALIES AMAR SINGH KUSHWAHA | NDA | 58,660 | 34.5% |
| 3 | ABU QAISER | JAPL | 8,725 | 5.1% |
| 4 | OM PRAKASH YADAV | IND | 7,420 | 4.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 7,172 | 4.2% |
| 6 | MANOHAR KUMAR MANDAL | 5,682 | 3.4% | |
| 7 | SANJAY KUMAR ALIES PAPPU YADAV | IND | 4,460 | 2.6% |
| 8 | DIWAKAR CHANDRA DUBEY | 2,534 | 1.5% | |
| 9 | BIRENDRA PRASAD SINGH | BJHP | 2,342 | 1.4% |
| 10 | SANDIP KUMAR SHARMA | GJDS | 1,873 | 1.1% |
| 11 | MOHAMMAD RIJBI | BSP | 1,357 | 0.8% |
| 12 | UPENDER MANDAL | NTP | 1,110 | 0.7% |
| 13 | DEEPAK KUMAR | 983 | 0.6% | |
| 14 | UPENDRA PRASAD DAS | SKLP | 959 | 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 (62nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.1% · max 54.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
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62nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
117th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
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74th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 39.2%LJP 34.5%JAPL 5.1%OTH 16.9%NOTA 4.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.30 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?
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