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Winner — 2015

BHAI VIRENDRA
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 50.1%BJP 37.3%12 others 12.6%
Votes
89,773
50.0% share
Winning margin
22,828
12.7% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
59.7%
of 3,00,395

A clear win with a 12.7% margin.

Seat history

3 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.37 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHAI VIRENDRA
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
89,77350.0%
2
SHRIKANT NIRALA
NDA
66,94537.3%
NOTA
NOTA
5,1222.9%
4
GOPAL SINGH
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
4,3322.4%
5
CHAUDHARY BRAHM PRAKASH SINGH
IND
2,4181.4%
6
AMARNATH PRASAD
2,1141.2%
7
RAJPATI DEVI
BSP
1,8091.0%
8
LALAN KUMAR
JAPL
1,6190.9%
9
ANJU DEVI
IND
1,6060.9%
10
PAWAN KUMAR
IND
1,5800.9%
11
SURENDRA PASWAN
JKM
5580.3%
12
DURGESH NANDAN YADAV
RJPD
5400.3%
13
CHANDRADEV VISHWAKARMA
4940.3%
14
KAMLESH KUMAR
LAD
4430.3%

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

Average turnout (125th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.6% · max 35.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
125th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
151st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
65th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 50.0%BJP 37.3%OTH 9.8%NOTA 2.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.37 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?

5 locations
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Ancient mounds and ruined brick walls together with adjacent land comprising part of survey plot…

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Ancient mounds and ruined brick walls together with adjacent land comprising part of survey plot no. 608 & 611

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Ancient mounds and ruined brick walls together with adjacent land comprising part of survey plot…

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Ancient mounds and ruined brick walls together with adjacent land comprising part of survey plot no. 399

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The Tank

The Tank

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The Tank

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Tomb of Shah Makhdum Daulah Maneri and Ibrahim Khan

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Shah Makhdum Daulah Maneri and Ibrahim Khan

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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