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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 19 · 2015

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Winner — 2015

PRAMOD KUMAR
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 47.4%RJD 36.5%9 others 16.1%
Votes
79,947
47.5% share
Winning margin
18,517
11.0% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
57.6%
of 2,92,561

A clear win with a 11.0% margin.

Seat history

2 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.55 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2010 vs 2015

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRAMOD KUMAR
BJP
NDA (NDA)
79,94747.5%
2
BINOD KUMAR SHRIVASTAVA
RJD
61,43036.5%
3
MANOJ KUMAR
IND
7,6194.5%
4
RAVI BHUSHAN PRASAD
BSP
BSP
6,3693.8%
5
HARISHCHANDRA PANDIT
AAHPTY
2,9561.8%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,5891.5%
7
ARVIND KUMAR
CPM
2,2421.3%
8
TRIBENI TIWARI
CPI
1,9051.1%
9
TAFAJJUL HUSSAIN
IND
1,5700.9%
10
BIKRAMA SINGH
SKLP
9760.6%
11
NEETU SINGH KUSHWAHA
JAPL
8900.5%

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

High turnout (38th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 0.1% · max 39.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
38th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
212th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
173rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.5%RJD 36.5%OTH 14.5%NOTA 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.55 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%

What's nearby?

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