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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 230 · 2015

Gaya Town

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Winner — 2015

PREM KUMAR
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 51.8%INC 34.2%15 others 14.0%
Votes
66,891
51.8% share
Winning margin
22,789
17.6% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
52.0%
of 2,48,172

Gaya Town is a safe seat — PREM KUMAR won by 17.6%.

Seat history

3 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.31 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2010 vs 2015

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PREM KUMAR
BJP
NDA (NDA)
66,89151.8%
2
PRIYA RANJAN
INC
44,10234.2%
3
RAJ KUMAR PRASAD ALIAS RAJU BARANWAL
IND
7,1705.5%
4
MASOOD MANZAR
CPI
2,3631.8%
5
SHASHI KISHORE SHISHU
IND
2,2551.8%
6
SANJAY KUMAR SRIVASTAVA
IND
1,1600.9%
7
MRITYUNJAY SINGH
IND
7730.6%
8
ABUL FARHA
BSP
BSP
6720.5%
—
NOTA
NOTA
6700.5%
10
AJAY YADAV
SP
5780.5%
11
RANJEET PRASAD
BBMP
5200.4%
12
SHISHUPAL KUMAR
SWAP
4550.3%
13
RAM PARSAD GUPTA
RPP
3700.3%
14
MALTI DEVI
IND
3290.3%
15
VIJAY SINGH
PMS
3210.3%
16
NARESH PRASAD
IND
2550.2%
17
ASAD PERWEZ
IPTY
2060.2%

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

Low turnout (221st), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
17.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.4% · max 33.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
221st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
231st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
241st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 51.8%INC 34.2%IND 5.5%OTH 8.0%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.31 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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