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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 22 · 2015
Sheohar
Winner — 2015
SHARFUDDIN
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 29.7%HAMS 29.4%10 others 40.9%
Votes
44,576
29.7% share
Winning margin
461
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
54.8%
of 2,73,711
Sheohar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 461 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.91 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHARFUDDIN | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 44,576 | 29.7% |
| 2 | LABHALI ANAND | HAMS | 44,115 | 29.4% |
| 3 | THAKUR RATNAKAR | IND | 22,309 | 14.9% |
| 4 | AJIT KUMAR JHA | 15,891 | 10.6% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,383 | 2.9% |
| 6 | MANOJ KUMAR | SP(I) | 3,684 | 2.5% |
| 7 | MANOJ UPADHYAY | IND | 3,418 | 2.3% |
| 8 | MO IMAMUDIN | BSP | 2,906 | 1.9% |
| 9 | SANJAY KUMAR | IND | 2,834 | 1.9% |
| 10 | QUAMRUZZAMA | GJDS | 2,370 | 1.6% |
| 11 | MANISHA DEVI | IND | 2,028 | 1.4% |
| 12 | AKHILESH KUMAR SINGH | 1,535 | 1.0% |
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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 (108th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.8% · min 0.3% · max 61.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
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108th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
42nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.3%
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57th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 29.7%HAMS 29.4%IND 14.9%SP 10.6%OTH 12.5%NOTA 2.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.91 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,56,246
Density
1880 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
349 km²
SC population14.7%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.2%Muslim 15.1%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.4%
Electricity6.7%
Sanitation20.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births74.3%
Children fully vaccinated62.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.4%
Children underweight (under 5)42.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.6%
Clean cooking fuel31.3%
Health insurance18.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Maize
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