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Winner — 2015

NITIN NAVEEN
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 60.2%INC 32.6%20 others 7.2%
Votes
86,759
60.2% share
Winning margin
39,767
27.6% of votes
Total candidates
21
Turnout
40.2%
of 3,58,234

Bankipur is a safe seat — NITIN NAVEEN won by 27.6%.

Seat history

0 of 21 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.38 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

22 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NITIN NAVEEN
NDA (NDA)
86,75960.2%
2
KUMAR ASHISH
46,99232.6%
3
SHAUKAT ALI
1,5421.1%
NOTA
NOTA
1,0210.7%
5
ABHISHEK KUMAR @ SURAJ SINHA
BSP
8630.6%
6
AJAY KUMAR
7080.5%
7
SHYAM BIHARI PRASAD
BJHP
6330.4%
8
PRAMOD KUMAR
PBI
5720.4%
9
PRAMILA DEVI
5580.4%
10
MD NEYAZ HASSAN
IND
5560.4%
11
SHANNU
HCP
5450.4%
12
VIKASH KUMAR RAI
BMF
5340.4%
13
RAMJI CHAUHAN
IND
5090.3%
14
RAJ KUMAR PASWAN
GAAP
3400.2%
15
KRISHNA GOPAL
IND
3350.2%
16
RANJAN KUMAR
AJPR
3240.2%
17
VINOD KUMAR SINGH
IND
2520.2%
18
NUTAN SINHA
LAD
2410.2%
19
SANTOSH KUMAR SAH
IND
2330.2%
20
AJIT KUMAR
KVD
2220.1%
21
ASHOK PRASAD
GJDS
2190.1%
22
ARPANA DEVI
ABHM
1940.1%

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

Low turnout (242nd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
27.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.0% · min 2.5% · max 55.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
41%
lowerhigher
242nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.07
fewer partiesmore parties
243rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
218th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 60.2%INC 32.6%OTH 6.5%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/21

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.38 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?

7 locations
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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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