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Winner — 2015

AWADHESH KUMAR SINGH
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
INC 47.4%BJP 39.8%11 others 12.8%
Votes
80,107
47.4% share
Winning margin
12,759
7.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
60.3%
of 2,80,347

A clear win with a 7.5% margin.

Seat history

3 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.73 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AWADHESH KUMAR SINGH
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
80,10747.4%
2
BIRENDRA SINGH
NDA
67,34839.8%
NOTA
NOTA
5,8693.5%
4
KRISHAN DEV YADAV
4,1582.5%
5
SANJAY PRASAD
BBMP
1,7741.1%
6
AKHILESH KUMAR
PMS
1,7431.0%
7
JITENDRA KUMAR YADAV
JAPL
1,7381.0%
8
DIPAK KUMAR
IND
1,5410.9%
9
RAM SEWAK PRASAD
BSP
1,5090.9%
10
SONI DEVI
GJDS
1,0900.6%
11
MD. MANSUR ANSARI
SABJAN
1,0070.6%
12
NANDELAL YADAV
RMEP
6930.4%
13
ABHISHEK KUMAR
IPTY
5670.3%

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

Average turnout (147th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.5% · max 36.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
147th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.78
fewer partiesmore parties
69th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
79th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.78EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.4%BJP 39.8%OTH 9.4%NOTA 3.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.73 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?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom/Garments🏺Stone Art🏺Tilkut
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Ancient mound in the hill known as Sobhnath

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Ancient mound in the hill known as Sobhnath

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Ancient mound in the valley known as Hansra Kol

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient mound in the valley known as Hansra Kol

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The area generally known as garh

🏛️MonumentASI

The area generally known as garh

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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