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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 180 · 2015

Bakhtiarpur

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Winner — 2015

RANVIJAY SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 40.1%RJD 35.0%12 others 24.9%
Votes
61,496
40.1% share
Winning margin
7,902
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
59.6%
of 2,57,245

A clear win with a 5.2% margin.

Seat history

5 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.70 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2010 vs 2015

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RANVIJAY SINGH
BJP
NDA (NDA)
61,49640.1%
2
ANIRUDDH KUMAR
RJD
53,59435.0%
3
AKHILESH KUMAR
BSP
BSP
12,0707.9%
4
JITENDRA YADAV
IND
11,1237.3%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,7112.4%
6
SURENDRA PASWAN
CPI
2,7911.8%
7
RAVI KUMAR
IND
2,1931.4%
8
SITA DEVI
IND
2,0501.3%
9
RANJIT KUMAR
IND
1,7551.1%
10
PRABHAT SINGH
SP
6830.5%
11
CHITRANJAN KUMAR
IND
5690.4%
12
SUBRAT KUMAR YADAV
JAPL
5030.3%
13
PRAMOD KUMAR NIRALA
GJDS
4210.3%
14
KUNDAN KUMAR
IND
3650.2%

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 (155th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.5% · max 39.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
155th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
153rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
111th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 40.1%RJD 35.0%BSP 7.9%IND 7.3%OTH 7.4%NOTA 2.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.70 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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