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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 226 · 2015
Sherghati
Winner — 2015
VINOD PRASAD YADAV
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 30.1%HAMS 26.8%11 others 43.1%
Votes
44,579
30.1% share
Winning margin
4,834
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
59.8%
of 2,47,788
A closely fought contest. VINOD PRASAD YADAV won with a 3.3% margin.
Seat history
2 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VINOD PRASAD YADAV | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 44,579 | 30.1% |
| 2 | MUKESH KUMAR YADAV | HAMS | 39,745 | 26.8% |
| 3 | MANJU AGRAWAL | IND | 29,671 | 20.0% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 6,482 | 4.4% |
| 5 | MD.RAZA KHAN | IND | 5,014 | 3.4% |
| 6 | AKHILESH KUMAR | 4,113 | 2.8% | |
| 7 | MUKESH KUMAR | IND | 3,531 | 2.4% |
| 8 | DINESH KUMAR DINBANDHU | BSP | 2,997 | 2.0% |
| 9 | MOHAMMAD SHAHID ALAM | 2,852 | 1.9% | |
| 10 | SHILA KUMARI | CPI(ML)(L) CPI(ML)(L) | 2,673 | 1.8% |
| 11 | BADHAN BHUIYAN | IND | 2,472 | 1.7% |
| 12 | RAGHU NANDAN PRASAD | 2,141 | 1.4% | |
| 13 | SUKHDEO YADAV | PMS | 1,801 | 1.2% |
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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 (52nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 2.4% · max 52.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
52nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.82
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.4%
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12th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 30.1%HAMS 26.8%IND 20.0%OTH 18.6%NOTA 4.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.21 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,91,418
Density
883 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,976 km²
SC population30.4%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity16.3%
Sanitation24.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.6%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.4%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate59.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.8%
Clean cooking fuel34.7%
Health insurance9.7%
What's nearby?
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.