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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 221 · 2015

Nabinagar

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Winner — 2015

VIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 31.1%BJP 27.2%15 others 41.8%
Votes
42,035
31.1% share
Winning margin
5,261
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
53.5%
of 2,52,738

A closely fought contest. VIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH won with a 3.9% margin.

Seat history

8 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.63 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH
JD(U)
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
42,03531.1%
2
GOPAL NARAYAN SINGH
BJP
NDA
36,77427.2%
3
VIJAY KUMAR SINGH
IND
22,05316.3%
4
MANJU DEVI
BSP
BSP
17,10612.6%
5
HARI SHANKAR TIWARI
IND
3,2052.4%
6
RAM ASHIS RAM
CPI
2,6592.0%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,7101.3%
8
DHANJAY KUMAR SINGH
RSWD
1,6281.2%
9
SURENDRA PASAWAN
IND
1,5351.1%
10
LALMOHAN CHOUDHARY
IND
1,3851.0%
11
VIJEET KUMAR
IND
1,1870.9%
12
YUGAL KISHOR SINGH
PMS
8420.6%
13
SHYAM CHANDRA YADAV
BMUP
7860.6%
14
RAM LAL CHAUDHARI
IND
6950.5%
15
RANJAN KUMAR TIWARI
IND
5750.4%
16
ROHAN SINGH
SP
5710.4%
17
SHWETA DEVI
AHFBK
5690.4%

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

Average turnout (139th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.1% · max 32.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
139th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
73rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
78th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 31.1%BJP 27.2%IND 16.3%BSP 12.6%OTH 11.5%NOTA 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
8/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.63 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,40,073
Density
769 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,305 km²
SC population24.1%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation21.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.5%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)48.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance15.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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🏺Lemon Grass🏺Strawberry

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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