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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 235 · 2015Reserved (SC)

Rajauli

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Winner — 2015

PRAKASH VEER
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 45.8%BJP 42.8%11 others 11.4%
Votes
70,549
45.8% share
Winning margin
4,615
3.0% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
50.9%
of 3,02,900

A closely fought contest. PRAKASH VEER won with a 3.0% margin.

Seat history

4 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.22 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRAKASH VEER
RJD
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
70,54945.8%
2
ARJUN RAM
BJP
NDA
65,93442.8%
—
NOTA
NOTA
5,5413.6%
4
VINAY PASWAN
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
2,9871.9%
5
RAKESH KUMAR
BSP
BSP
2,5181.6%
6
RAJENDRA PASWAN
RPI
1,4090.9%
7
MOTI RAJVANSHI
SP
1,3670.9%
8
MITHILESH RAJVANSHI
AJPR
8040.5%
9
SANJAY KUMAR PASWAN
NCP
7280.5%
10
DINESH KUMAR
BYPD
6410.4%
11
MUKESH KUMAR
MOSP
6090.4%
12
MATHURA PRASAD
GJDS
4840.3%
13
PRITHVI RAJ BASANT
AHFBK
4480.3%

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 (211th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 2.0% · max 21.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
211th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
119th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
76th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 45.8%BJP 42.8%OTH 7.8%NOTA 3.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.22 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,19,146
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,494 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Muslim 11.0%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation22.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate62.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Clean cooking fuel40.7%
Health insurance8.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom🏺Magahi Paan/ Betel Vine

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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