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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 209 · 2015
Kargahar
Winner — 2015
BASHISHT SINGH
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 32.1%BLSP 24.8%17 others 43.1%
Votes
57,018
32.1% share
Winning margin
12,907
7.3% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
59.8%
of 2,97,018
A clear win with a 7.3% margin.
Seat history
7 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.51 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
19 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BASHISHT SINGH | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 57,018 | 32.1% |
| 2 | BIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH | BLSP | 44,111 | 24.8% |
| 3 | ALOK KUMAR SINGH | IND | 27,454 | 15.4% |
| 4 | MD. SHAMIM SHAH | BSP | 23,677 | 13.3% |
| 5 | RAM DHANI SINGH | 6,121 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | SHASHIKANT TIWARI | 2,996 | 1.7% | |
| 7 | NEERAJ SHUKLA | IND | 2,765 | 1.6% |
| 8 | SHIV SHANKAR SINGH | IND | 2,422 | 1.4% |
| 9 | PANKAJ KUMAR SINGH | IND | 1,740 | 1.0% |
| 10 | MAHENDRA PRASAD GUPTA | 1,587 | 0.9% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,491 | 0.8% |
| 12 | DEENANATH PRASAD | IND | 1,387 | 0.8% |
| 13 | RUBY DEVI | RSWD | 1,254 | 0.7% |
| 14 | JANAKI BHAGAT | IND | 1,194 | 0.7% |
| 15 | RAM AVTAR GUPTA | JPS | 686 | 0.4% |
| 16 | AKHILESH RAI | MAJP | 602 | 0.3% |
| 17 | MD. DILBAS ANSARI | IND | 565 | 0.3% |
| 18 | RAMA PRSAD SINGH | BMUP | 453 | 0.3% |
| 19 | DEV BRAT ARYA | AD | 227 | 0.1% |
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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 (150th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.8% · max 30.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
150th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.54
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
164th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 32.1%BLSP 24.8%IND 15.4%BSP 13.3%OTH 13.5%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
7/18
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.51 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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