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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 211 · 2015
Nokha
Winner — 2015
ANITA DEVI
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 51.6%BJP 35.3%14 others 13.1%
Votes
72,780
51.6% share
Winning margin
22,998
16.3% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
52.5%
of 2,68,607
Nokha is a safe seat — ANITA DEVI won by 16.3%.
Seat history
2 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.55 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANITA DEVI | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 72,780 | 51.6% |
| 2 | RAMESHWAR PRASAD | NDA | 49,782 | 35.3% |
| 3 | RAJENDRA SINGH | BSP | 4,101 | 2.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,923 | 2.1% |
| 5 | JAWAHAR LAL SINGH | CPI(ML)(L) CPI(ML)(L) | 2,783 | 2.0% |
| 6 | VIRENDRA SINGH | IND | 1,802 | 1.3% |
| 7 | YASHODA DEVI | IND | 1,570 | 1.1% |
| 8 | SURESH PANDEY | IND | 913 | 0.7% |
| 9 | ARVIND KUMAR CHAKRAWARTI | HCP | 872 | 0.6% |
| 10 | ANIL SINGH | IND | 856 | 0.6% |
| 11 | RAM DAYAL SINGH | IND | 772 | 0.6% |
| 12 | MADHAV MURARI GUPTA | 500 | 0.3% | |
| 13 | HIMANSHU KUMAR | RSWD | 430 | 0.3% |
| 14 | JAY PRAKASH SINGH | SASAPT | 352 | 0.3% |
| 15 | AARTI DEVI | AD | 317 | 0.2% |
| 16 | KANHAIYA SAH | NYP | 242 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (205th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 2.7% · max 48.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
205th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
158th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
110th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 51.6%BJP 35.3%OTH 11.0%NOTA 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.55 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?
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