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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 223 · 2015

Aurangabad

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Winner — 2015

ANAND SHANKAR SINGH
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
INC 41.7%BJP 29.6%19 others 28.7%
Votes
63,637
41.7% share
Winning margin
18,398
12.1% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
53.0%
of 2,88,169

A clear win with a 12.1% margin.

Seat history

9 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.42 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2010 vs 2015

All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ANAND SHANKAR SINGH
INC
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
63,63741.7%
2
RAMADHAR SINGH
BJP
NDA
45,23929.6%
3
KAUSHAL SINGH
BSP
BSP
15,26010.0%
4
KUMAR GAURAV
IND
5,9783.9%
5
SANJIT KUMAR CHOURASIA
JAPL
3,6232.4%
6
RAM CHANDAR YADAV
IND
3,0132.0%
7
SINESH RAHI
CPI
2,7141.8%
8
VIKRAM KUMAR
IND
1,8111.2%
9
SATYENDRA SINGH
IND
1,7021.1%
10
MAHESH BHUIYA
IND
1,2310.8%
11
JAYSHANKAR SINGH
SHS
1,1190.7%
12
DHNUSH SINGH YADAV
BMUP
1,0070.7%
13
YASHWANT LAL SATYARTHI
IND
9960.7%
—
NOTA
NOTA
9100.6%
15
GUDDU KUMAR
IND
8390.6%
16
RANJAN KUMAR SINGH ALIAS MUNNA SINGH
SP
7970.5%
17
BIJAY KUMAR SHARMA
IND
6840.5%
18
AJAY KUMAR SHRIVASTAVA
IND
5980.4%
19
MAHESHWAR PASWAN
AHFBK
5620.4%
20
SURENDRA YADAW
GJDS
4670.3%
21
SURYADEO PANDEY
IND
4160.3%

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 (171st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.1% · max 64.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
171st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.79
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
132nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.7%BJP 29.6%BSP 10.0%OTH 18.1%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
9/20

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.42 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?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lemon Grass🏺Strawberry
Deo Surya Mandir

Deo Surya Mandir

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