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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 21 · 2015

Dhaka

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Winner — 2015

FAISAL RAHMAN
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 47.0%BJP 36.7%9 others 16.4%
Votes
87,458
47.0% share
Winning margin
19,197
10.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
65.3%
of 2,85,342

A clear win with a 10.3% margin.

Seat history

5 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.57 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2010 vs 2015

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
FAISAL RAHMAN
RJD
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
87,45847.0%
2
PAWAN KUMAR JAISWAL
BJP
NDA
68,26136.7%
3
RAM PUKAR SINHA
IND
20,16010.8%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,5481.4%
5
NEK MOHAMMAD
NCP
1,8681.0%
6
MANJUR AHMAD
IND
1,6370.9%
7
RAMKRIT PASWAN
BSP
BSP
1,4340.8%
8
VEERCHANDRA PRASAD
RPP
9850.5%
9
PRABHU NARAIN
IND
9520.5%
10
MOHMMAD ALAM
GJDS
4800.3%
11
ANIL KUMAR MEHATA
IND
4310.2%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (34th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 0.1% · max 23.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
34th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
182nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
186th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 47.0%BJP 36.7%IND 10.8%OTH 4.2%NOTA 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.57 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%

What's nearby?

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