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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 197 · 2015

Jagdishpur

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Winner — 2015

RAM VISHUN SINGH
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 33.8%BLSP 26.8%21 others 39.4%
Votes
49,020
33.8% share
Winning margin
10,195
7.0% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
50.8%
of 2,85,267

A clear win with a 7.0% margin.

Seat history

2 of 22 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.36 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2010 vs 2015

All Candidates

23 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM VISHUN SINGH
RJD
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
49,02033.8%
2
RAKESH RAUSHAN
BLSP
38,82526.8%
3
CHANDRADIP SINGH
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
18,15412.5%
4
DINESH KUMAR SINGH
IND
9,1246.3%
5
KANHAIYA PRASAD SINGH
JAPL
6,4104.4%
6
UDAY SHANKAR SINGH
SP
5,1553.6%
7
BINOD KUMAR SINGH
IND
3,0682.1%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,2631.6%
9
ANJANI KUMAR SINGH
RSJNP
1,4961.0%
10
PAMOD YADAV
BSP
BSP
1,4401.0%
11
GAUTAM KUMAR MEHTA
IND
1,3941.0%
12
VP SINGH
IND
1,0180.7%
13
BIRENDRA MISHRA
IND
9010.6%
14
NIRANJAN PRASAD
IND
8990.6%
15
DHANANJAY SINGH
SKLP
8540.6%
16
VINOD KUMAR
IND
7840.5%
17
HIRALAL SINGH
IND
7040.5%
18
LAXMI NARAYAN RAM
IND
6960.5%
19
MD. SAGHEER AHMAD
IND
6420.4%
20
HUSSAIN IMAM
BHNP
5820.4%
21
JAYANTI DEVI
LAD
5600.4%
22
SURESH SINGH
BMUP
5040.3%
23
DINESH SINGH
BDBP
4370.3%

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

Low turnout (206th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 0.4% · max 36.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
206th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
152nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
81st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 33.8%BLSP 26.8%CPI(ML)(L) 12.5%IND 6.3%OTH 19.0%NOTA 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/22

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.36 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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