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Winner — 2015

MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ALAM
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 44.9%BJP 44.5%10 others 10.6%
Votes
70,004
44.9% share
Winning margin
666
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
51.3%
of 3,03,897

Arrah was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 666 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

3 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.25 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ALAM
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
70,00444.9%
2
AMRENDRA PRATAP SINGH
NDA
69,33844.5%
3
KYAMUDDIN ANSARI
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
5,0353.2%
NOTA
NOTA
3,2032.1%
5
JITENDRA KUMAR
IND
1,7101.1%
6
RAJKISHOR SHARMA
IND
1,2210.8%
7
PRIYA RANJAN PRASAD SRIVASTAVA
SASAPT
1,1750.8%
8
AJAY KUMAR PATHAK
ABJS
1,0150.7%
9
SIDHNATH RAI
8750.6%
10
KRISHNA MISHRA
BSP
8390.5%
11
KAMESHWAR SINGH
IND
7170.5%
12
UMESHWAR MISHRA
BAJAP
6550.4%

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

Low turnout (238th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 0.3% · max 80.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
238th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
197th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
63rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 44.9%BJP 44.5%OTH 8.5%NOTA 2.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.25 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%

What's nearby?

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