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Winner — 2015

SHYAMBABU PRASAD YADAV
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 38.0%JD(U) 35.7%16 others 26.3%
Votes
65,552
38.0% share
Winning margin
3,930
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
57.7%
of 2,98,953

A closely fought contest. SHYAMBABU PRASAD YADAV won with a 2.3% margin.

Seat history

6 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.58 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHYAMBABU PRASAD YADAV
NDA (NDA)
65,55238.0%
2
KRISHAN CHANDRA
61,62235.7%
3
RAJ MANGAL PRASAD
8,3664.8%
4
ARUN KUMAR
IND
7,2664.2%
5
PARSHURAM PANDEY
IND
6,1393.6%
6
SUBHASH CHANDRA GUPTA
3,4792.0%
7
VIKRAM KUMAR
IND
3,1261.8%
8
SADHU YADAV
GJDS
2,6041.5%
9
NAGENDRA SAHANI
BSP
1,8471.1%
10
RAMAYAN PASWAN
BKP
1,6611.0%
11
RAMADHAR SAH
SKLP
1,6130.9%
12
BHAGYA NARAYAN PRASAD YADAV
1,5600.9%
13
PAVAN KUMAR RAY
JAPL
1,5420.9%
NOTA
NOTA
1,4540.8%
15
ANKUSH KUMAR SINGH
RVNP
1,3980.8%
16
DAROGA SAH
IND
1,3440.8%
17
UDAY KUMAR KUSHWAHA
IND
1,2740.7%
18
NARESH PRASAD SAH
ABHKP
6490.4%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

High turnout (47th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 2.3% · max 60.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
47th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.68
fewer partiesmore parties
86th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
143rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 38.0%JD(U) 35.7%OTH 25.4%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/17

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.58 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️LitchiGI🏺Seep Buttons
🏛️

Fort ruins, Sagardih

🏛️MonumentASI

Fort ruins

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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