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Winner — 2015

ASHA DEVI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 43.2%RJD 40.1%12 others 16.7%
Votes
72,192
43.2% share
Winning margin
5,209
3.1% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
52.0%
of 3,21,439

A closely fought contest. ASHA DEVI won with a 3.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ASHA DEVI
NDA (NDA)
72,19243.2%
2
RAJ KISHOR YADAV
66,98340.1%
3
TINKU YADAV
IND
13,0027.8%
NOTA
NOTA
3,2672.0%
5
NAR SINGH KUMAR ALIAS TEMPO CHANDRAVANSHI
BSP
3,2461.9%
6
AKASH KUMAR
BMF
1,5180.9%
7
RITESH KUMAR
IND
1,4460.9%
8
MO SHAKIL ANSARI ALIAS TIPU SULTAN
IND
1,3580.8%
9
NATASHA SHARMA
9030.5%
10
MOHAMMAD SALIM
IND
8250.5%
11
YOGENDRA KUMAR RAY
BJKD
5920.3%
12
ARVIND KUMAR VERMA
LAD
5870.3%
13
SUSHMA SINHA
GAAP
5820.3%
14
RAMA DHAR SINGH
JKM
4850.3%

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

Low turnout (227th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 1.2% · max 42.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
227th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
242nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
156th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.2%RJD 40.1%IND 7.8%OTH 6.9%NOTA 2.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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?

1 location
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