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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 169 · 2015

Sheikhpura

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Winner — 2015

RANDHIR KUMAR SONI
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 32.9%HAMS 22.6%15 others 44.6%
Votes
41,755
32.9% share
Winning margin
13,101
10.3% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
55.6%
of 2,28,545

A clear win with a 10.3% margin.

Seat history

5 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.65 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RANDHIR KUMAR SONI
JD(U)
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
41,75532.9%
2
NARESH SAW
HAMS
28,65422.6%
3
VIJAY KUMAR
JAPL
18,22714.3%
4
JITENDRA NATH
IND
9,8827.8%
5
RESHMA BHARTI
IND
4,7593.8%
6
SHANKAR SUMAN
IND
3,7342.9%
7
VIJAY KUMAR YADAV
SP
3,1292.5%
8
DR.DINESH PRASAD
IND
2,7962.2%
9
RAMANUJ SINGH
IND
2,7112.1%
10
NARESH MAHTO
IND
2,3161.8%
11
KRISHN NANDAN YADAV
CPI
2,1851.7%
12
HARI DEO PRASAD
IND
1,9561.5%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,2000.9%
14
PRAMOD KUMAR
BMUP
1,1910.9%
15
MANOJ RAM
GJDS
1,0400.8%
16
SHIV NARAYAN TANTI
IND
8780.7%
17
BALESHWAR PANDIT
BSP
BSP
6470.5%

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

Low turnout (200th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 1.7% · max 29.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
200th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
131st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
155th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 32.9%HAMS 22.6%JAPL 14.3%IND 7.8%OTH 21.5%NOTA 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.65 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,36,342
Density
924 / km²
Sex ratio
930 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
689 km²
SC population20.6%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.7%Muslim 5.9%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.9%
Electricity19.3%
Sanitation28.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.2%
Children fully vaccinated82.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.6%
Children underweight (under 5)37.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER69.5%
Women literate55.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.1%
Clean cooking fuel40.3%
Health insurance9.7%

What's nearby?

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