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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 161 · 2015

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Winner — 2015

RAM NARAYAN MANDAL
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 38.4%RJD 35.6%10 others 26.0%
Votes
52,379
38.4% share
Winning margin
3,730
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
57.9%
of 2,35,691

A closely fought contest. RAM NARAYAN MANDAL won with a 2.7% margin.

Seat history

5 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.25 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM NARAYAN MANDAL
BJP
NDA (NDA)
52,37938.4%
2
ZAFRUL HODA
RJD
48,64935.6%
3
AJIT KUMAR SINGH
BSP
BSP
16,54812.1%
4
MANOJ SINGH
IND
5,1913.8%
5
DIGAMBAR MANDAL
IND
4,0713.0%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,0042.2%
7
MAKHAN YADAV
IND
2,0181.5%
8
RAJENDRA RAY
IND
1,5791.2%
9
UMAKANT YADAV
BDLP
1,2400.9%
10
RENU KUMARI
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
6790.5%
11
ABDUL KADIR
IND
5940.4%
12
RAKESH RANJAN
GJDS
5770.4%

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

High turnout (27th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.0% · min 0.8% · max 42.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
27th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
111th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
229th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 38.4%RJD 35.6%BSP 12.1%OTH 11.7%NOTA 2.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.25 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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.

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