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Winner — 2015

ASHOK KUMAR
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 47.6%BJP 36.3%13 others 16.2%
Votes
82,766
47.6% share
Winning margin
19,612
11.3% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
53.2%
of 3,27,093

A clear win with a 11.3% margin.

Seat history

5 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.31 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ASHOK KUMAR
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
82,76647.6%
2
JAWAHAR PRASAD
NDA
63,15436.3%
3
KRISHNA KUMAR SINGH
IND
9,2475.3%
4
DINESHWAR SINGH
BSP
3,7932.2%
NOTA
NOTA
3,2481.9%
6
SATENDRA SAH
2,6461.5%
7
JYOTI RASHMI
RSWD
1,4750.8%
8
SATYANAND KUMAR
IND
1,4420.8%
9
CHANDRAMA DAS
IND
1,2480.7%
10
DAYA SHANKAR PANDEY
IND
1,2450.7%
11
DIPAK KUMAR SINGH
IND
1,1120.6%
12
DEEN DAYAL SINGH
IND
7550.4%
13
ARJUN KUMAR SINGH
IND
7120.4%
14
PARMANAND SINGH KUSHWAHA
RSMD
6100.3%
15
MOHAMMAD SATAR ANSARI
5770.3%

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

Low turnout (196th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 0.4% · max 49.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
196th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.79
fewer partiesmore parties
67th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
240th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 47.6%BJP 36.3%IND 5.3%OTH 9.0%NOTA 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.31 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,59,918
Density
763 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,881 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population1.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.4%Muslim 10.2%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity25.2%
Sanitation28.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)48.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.9%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance17.2%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Menthol🏺Sonachud Rice🏺Tomato
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Ashoka inscription on the Chandan shahid hill

🏛️MonumentASI

Ashoka inscription on the Chandan shahid hill

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Three rock incriptions adjasent to Tara Chandi temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Three rock incriptions adjasent to Tara Chandi temple

Tomb of Hasan Sur Shah

Tomb of Hasan Sur Shah

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Hasan Sur Shah

Tomb of Sher Shah Suri

Tomb of Sher Shah Suri

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Sher Shah Suri

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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