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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 159 · 2015
Amarpur
Winner — 2015
JANARDAN MANJHI
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 47.9%BJP 40.2%13 others 11.9%
Votes
73,707
47.9% share
Winning margin
11,773
7.7% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
55.6%
of 2,76,830
A clear win with a 7.7% margin.
Seat history
4 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANARDAN MANJHI | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 73,707 | 47.9% |
| 2 | MRINAL SHEKHAR | NDA | 61,934 | 40.2% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 6,818 | 4.4% |
| 4 | SURENDRA PRASAD SINGH | IND | 2,864 | 1.9% |
| 5 | SURYADEO SINGH | IND | 2,134 | 1.4% |
| 6 | AJAY HARIJAN | BDLP | 1,314 | 0.8% |
| 7 | AMIT KUMAR SHEKHAR | CPI(ML)(L) CPI(ML)(L) | 1,082 | 0.7% |
| 8 | SHASHI SHEKHAR | IND | 788 | 0.5% |
| 9 | ANIL KUMAR SINGH | LTSD | 739 | 0.5% |
| 10 | MANOJ KUMAR AZAD | IND | 619 | 0.4% |
| 11 | SADHANA KUMARI | IND | 546 | 0.3% |
| 12 | RANJEET SHARMA | IND | 481 | 0.3% |
| 13 | PRAVIN KUMAR | IND | 314 | 0.2% |
| 14 | KUMARI SHYAMA PANDEY | GJDS | 308 | 0.2% |
| 15 | MITHILESH KUMAR SINGH | SASAPT | 277 | 0.2% |
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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 (163rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 1.9% · max 26.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
163rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
193rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.1%
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18th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 47.9%BJP 40.2%OTH 7.4%NOTA 4.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.08 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,34,763
Density
674 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,020 km²
SC population12.2%
ST population4.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 12.3%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.0%
Electricity16.4%
Sanitation12.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.3%
Health insurance13.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.