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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 222 · 2015Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 2015

RAJESH KUMAR
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
INC 42.7%HAMS 34.3%10 others 22.9%
Votes
51,303
42.7% share
Winning margin
10,098
8.4% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
49.4%
of 2,43,153

A clear win with a 8.4% margin.

Seat history

1 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.64 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2010 vs 2015

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJESH KUMAR
INC
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
51,30342.7%
2
SANTOSH KUMAR SUMAN
HAMS
41,20534.3%
3
SURESH PASWAN
IND
6,6405.5%
4
SONI LAL RAMAN
BSP
BSP
4,6203.9%
—
NOTA
NOTA
4,5563.8%
6
SUDESHWAR KUMAR
JAPL
3,4752.9%
7
MUNARIK RAM
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
1,6751.4%
8
SHEO KUMAR RAM
BMUP
1,6691.4%
9
GANESH PASWAN
SP(I)
1,4901.2%
10
RANJEET KUMAR
LSSP
1,2371.0%
11
SANJAY KUMAR RAM
IND
1,1931.0%
12
UDAY PASWAN
HKRD
9760.8%

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 (182nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.6% · max 26.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
182nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
89th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
152nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.7%HAMS 34.3%IND 5.5%OTH 13.6%NOTA 3.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.64 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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