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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 198 · 2015
Shahpur
Winner — 2015
RAHUL TIWARY
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 47.8%BJP 37.7%13 others 14.5%
Votes
69,315
47.8% share
Winning margin
14,570
10.0% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
49.6%
of 2,92,677
A clear win with a 10.0% margin.
Seat history
5 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.43 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAHUL TIWARY | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 69,315 | 47.8% |
| 2 | VISHESHWAR OJHA | NDA | 54,745 | 37.7% |
| 3 | KRISHNA BIHARI SINGH | JAPL | 3,680 | 2.5% |
| 4 | SACHIN KUMAR GUPTA | IND | 2,914 | 2.0% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,641 | 1.8% |
| 6 | RADHA BIHARI OJHA | IND | 2,337 | 1.6% |
| 7 | MITHILES CHOUBEY | BSP | 2,129 | 1.5% |
| 8 | BINOD KUMAR TIWARY | IND | 1,803 | 1.2% |
| 9 | LAL BAHADUR MAHATO | SASAPT | 1,310 | 0.9% |
| 10 | BRINDA NAND SINGH | CPI(ML)(L) CPI(ML)(L) | 1,138 | 0.8% |
| 11 | MANMOHAN KUMAR MISHRA | IND | 902 | 0.6% |
| 12 | RAVINDRA KUMAR TIWARY | IND | 876 | 0.6% |
| 13 | GAUTTAM OJHA | IND | 543 | 0.4% |
| 14 | NANHAK SINGH | BMUP | 429 | 0.3% |
| 15 | SUBHASH CHANDRA YADAV | 382 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (232nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 1.2% · max 44.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
232nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
186th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
201st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 47.8%BJP 37.7%OTH 12.7%NOTA 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.43 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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