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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 202 · 2015Reserved (SC)
Rajpur
Winner — 2015
SANTOSH KUMAR NIRALA
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 48.0%BJP 29.3%14 others 22.8%
Votes
84,184
48.0% share
Winning margin
32,788
18.7% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
57.3%
of 3,06,125
Rajpur is a safe seat — SANTOSH KUMAR NIRALA won by 18.7%.
Seat history
5 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.22 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANTOSH KUMAR NIRALA | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 84,184 | 48.0% |
| 2 | BISHAWNATH RAM | NDA | 51,396 | 29.3% |
| 3 | LALJI RAM | BSP | 17,031 | 9.7% |
| 4 | AJAD PASWAN | SBSP | 5,540 | 3.2% |
| 5 | RAJ BALI RAM | IND | 3,495 | 2.0% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,941 | 1.7% |
| 7 | SURENDRA PASWAN | IND | 2,940 | 1.7% |
| 8 | RAMASHANKER RAM | CPI(ML)(L) CPI(ML)(L) | 2,143 | 1.2% |
| 9 | ANAND BARDHAN | JAPL | 1,376 | 0.8% |
| 10 | MANOJ KUMAR RAM | IND | 1,302 | 0.7% |
| 11 | JAGDISH PASWAN ALIAS JAGDISH RAM | IND | 717 | 0.4% |
| 12 | CHHEDI LAL RAM | 614 | 0.3% | |
| 13 | VIRENDRA KUMAR | 518 | 0.3% | |
| 14 | NIWAS RAM DUSADH | BMUP | 500 | 0.3% |
| 15 | MANOJ KUMAR | 424 | 0.2% | |
| 16 | TARKESHWAR PASWAN | GJDS | 415 | 0.2% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (193rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.2% · max 34.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
193rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.63
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
171st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 48.0%BJP 29.3%BSP 9.7%OTH 11.4%NOTA 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.22 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,06,352
Density
1002 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,703 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population1.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 6.2%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity17.8%
Sanitation24.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.6%
Children underweight (under 5)45.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.2%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance11.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.