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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 224 · 2015

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Winner — 2015

ASHOK KUMAR SINGH
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 39.5%LJP 33.5%15 others 27.0%
Votes
62,897
39.5% share
Winning margin
9,525
6.0% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
52.5%
of 3,03,558

A clear win with a 6.0% margin.

Seat history

4 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.48 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ASHOK KUMAR SINGH
JD(U)
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
62,89739.5%
2
PRAMOD KUMAR SINGH
LJP
NDA
53,37233.5%
3
ALAUDDIN MOHAMMAD
BSP
BSP
11,5307.2%
4
ASHOK SAW
IND
5,6073.5%
5
NIRAJ KUMAR
IND
3,6872.3%
6
VISHAL KUMAR SINGH
IND
3,3952.1%
7
AQUEEL AKHATAR ANSARI
GJDS
3,2602.0%
8
KASIM
CPI
3,1612.0%
9
TULSI YADAV
IND
3,0781.9%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,5531.0%
11
ARJUN YADAV
IND
1,5431.0%
12
SURESH MEHTA
JAPL
1,4420.9%
13
USHA DEVI
SSD
1,2600.8%
14
SURESH VISHWKARMA
AHFBK
1,2400.8%
15
PRAMOD KUMAR
PMS
8320.5%
16
MANHAR GUNJAN
SP
7650.5%
17
DHARMENDRA KUMAR SINGH
BMUP
7490.5%

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 (133rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 2.7% · max 40.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
133rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
175th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
67th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 39.5%LJP 33.5%BSP 7.2%OTH 18.8%NOTA 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.48 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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lemon Grass🏺Strawberry

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