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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 168 · 2015

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Winner — 2015

VIJAY KUMAR SINHA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 40.8%JD(U) 37.3%10 others 21.9%
Votes
75,901
40.8% share
Winning margin
6,556
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
54.3%
of 3,42,838

A closely fought contest. VIJAY KUMAR SINHA won with a 3.5% margin.

Seat history

4 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.43 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VIJAY KUMAR SINHA
BJP
NDA (NDA)
75,90140.8%
2
RAMANAND MANDAL
JD(U)
69,34537.3%
3
RAM PUKAR MANDAL
SHS
11,5516.2%
4
SUJEET KUMAR
IND
8,1124.4%
5
MOTI SAW
CPM
4,5362.4%
—
NOTA
NOTA
4,3862.4%
7
RAMASHISH KUMAR
SP
3,0341.6%
8
RENU DEVI
IND
2,6891.4%
9
MANOJ KUMAR
BSP
BSP
2,0521.1%
10
RANJEET RAM
AJPR
1,9061.0%
11
ASHISH AMAR
BMUP
1,5440.8%
12
RAVIKAR KUMAR
LD
1,0040.5%

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

Average turnout (185th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 0.6% · max 45.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
185th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
139th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
58th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 40.8%JD(U) 37.3%SHS 6.2%OTH 13.4%NOTA 2.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.43 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,00,912
Density
815 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,228 km²
SC population15.3%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.8%
Electricity27.1%
Sanitation31.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.8%
Children fully vaccinated68.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.6%
Women literate57.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.1%
Clean cooking fuel42.6%
Health insurance15.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pulses (Masoor)🏺Tomato

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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