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Winner — 2015

KUNTI DEVI
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 39.0%LJP 30.1%14 others 30.9%
Votes
60,687
39.0% share
Winning margin
13,817
8.9% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
55.4%
of 2,80,973

A clear win with a 8.9% margin.

Seat history

6 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.52 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KUNTI DEVI
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
60,68739.0%
2
ARVIND KUMAR SINGH
NDA
46,87030.1%
3
KRISHNA NANDAN YADAV
JAPL
9,6036.2%
4
SITARAM PRASAD YADAV
6,5544.2%
NOTA
NOTA
6,2394.0%
6
DARVESH SINGH
IND
5,9263.8%
7
SUBHASH KUMAR SINHA
IND
5,3173.4%
8
MUNDRIKA SINGH YADAV
IND
3,6592.4%
9
MD. SARWAR KHAN
IND
2,6601.7%
10
JAI PRAKASH SINGH
IND
1,7181.1%
11
SUNIL KUMAR
BSP
1,6631.1%
12
RAMCHARITAR CHOHAN
IND
1,6461.1%
13
BIJAY YADAV
IPTY
8550.6%
14
MOHAMMAD AURANGAJEB
GJDS
8020.5%
15
RAJEEV RANJAN
IND
7870.5%
16
VISHWAJIT KUMAR NAVIN
NJPI
7710.5%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (174th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 2.8% · max 39.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
174th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.40
fewer partiesmore parties
181st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
118th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 39.0%LJP 30.1%JAPL 6.2%OTH 20.8%NOTA 4.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.52 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?

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