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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 166 · 2015

Jamalpur

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Winner — 2015

SHAILESH KUMAR
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 45.7%LJP 35.2%11 others 19.1%
Votes
67,273
45.7% share
Winning margin
15,476
10.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
49.7%
of 2,96,356

A clear win with a 10.5% margin.

Seat history

6 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.88 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHAILESH KUMAR
JD(U)
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
67,27345.7%
2
HIMANSHU KUNVAR
LJP
NDA
51,79735.2%
3
SANJAY KUMAR SINGH
SHS
8,2285.6%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,8472.6%
5
RAJIV NAYAK
IND
2,6041.8%
6
SANJAY SINGH YADAV
IND
2,4711.7%
7
KAPILDEO DAS
BSP
BSP
2,2901.6%
8
CHANDRA NARAYAN SINGH
IND
2,0261.4%
9
PAPPU YADAV
SP
1,6651.1%
10
NITYA NAND CHOUDHARY
VKAM
1,4821.0%
11
ARJUN KUSHWAHA
IND
1,4541.0%
12
HARI PRASAD MAHTO NISHAD
SKLP
1,2220.8%
13
PRAMOD KUMAR
SUCI
8990.6%

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 (207th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 2.4% · max 43.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
207th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.01
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
225th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 45.7%LJP 35.2%SHS 5.6%OTH 11.0%NOTA 2.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.88 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,67,765
Density
964 / km²
Sex ratio
876 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,419 km²
SC population13.4%
ST population1.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.6%Muslim 8.1%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity34.3%
Sanitation38.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.2%
Children fully vaccinated73.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Clean cooking fuel59.4%
Health insurance15.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lemon Grass🏺Mentha

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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