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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 177 · 2015

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Winner — 2015

HARI NARAYAN SINGH
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 45.9%LJP 36.8%13 others 17.3%
Votes
71,933
45.9% share
Winning margin
14,295
9.1% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
54.4%
of 2,87,953

A clear win with a 9.1% margin.

Seat history

1 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.63 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2010 vs 2015

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HARI NARAYAN SINGH
JD(U)
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
71,93345.9%
2
ARUN KUMAR
LJP
NDA
57,63836.8%
—
NOTA
NOTA
5,5233.5%
4
DHARMENDRA KUMAR
IND
4,1462.6%
5
BRIJ NANDAN YADAV
JAPL
3,1282.0%
6
NEELAM KUMARI SINGH
NCP
2,8581.8%
7
SANTOSH KUMAR
IND
2,0931.3%
8
SITARAM PASWAN
BSP
BSP
1,9591.3%
9
PINTU KUMAR
IND
1,6921.1%
10
CHANDRA UDAY KUMAR
IND
1,4500.9%
11
AMIT ANAND
IND
1,2620.8%
12
RAMDAS AKELA
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
1,1650.7%
13
MUNNA KUMAR
AAMJP
7200.5%
14
ARJUN PRASAD
IND
5860.4%
15
BIJAY KUMAR
PMS
5420.3%

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 (218th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.2% · max 41.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
218th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
157th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.8%
lowerhigher
23rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 45.9%LJP 36.8%OTH 13.8%NOTA 3.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.63 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,77,653
Density
1222 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,355 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.9%
Electricity20.8%
Sanitation30.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated75.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.0%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.0%
Clean cooking fuel41.0%
Health insurance12.8%

What's nearby?

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