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Winner — 2015

ASHOK KUMAR SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 37.2%RJD 32.0%12 others 30.8%
Votes
57,501
37.2% share
Winning margin
8,011
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
60.2%
of 2,56,632

A clear win with a 5.2% margin.

Seat history

7 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.49 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ASHOK KUMAR SINGH
NDA (NDA)
57,50137.2%
2
AMBIKA SINGH
49,49032.0%
3
PRAMOD SINGH ALIAS PAPPU SINGH
BSP
35,79623.2%
4
HARI NARAYAN BIND
JHSPT
3,6412.4%
NOTA
NOTA
2,0671.3%
6
YOGENDRA SINGH
1,4070.9%
7
SUBASH SINGH
IND
1,0150.7%
8
BABAN SINGH
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
8980.6%
9
SHIVPUJAN KEWAT
IND
6800.4%
10
RAM SUDHAKAR TIWARI
HCP
6080.4%
11
RAJNATH SINGH
JAPL
5200.3%
12
RAJNARAYAN RAO
IND
3550.2%
13
BARISTAR PASWAN
IND
3320.2%
14
CHHOTE LAL
IND
2820.2%

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

Average turnout (119th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.0% · max 34.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
119th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
43rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
237th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 37.2%RJD 32.0%BSP 23.2%OTH 6.3%NOTA 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
7/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.49 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,26,384
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
920 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,332 km²
SC population22.7%
ST population3.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity21.6%
Sanitation16.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.3%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.1%
Children underweight (under 5)47.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.3%
Women literate66.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance18.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Carpet🏺Rice

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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