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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 238 · 2015

Gobindpur

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Winner — 2015

PURNIMA YADAV
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
INC 30.6%BJP 27.5%9 others 42.0%
Votes
43,016
30.6% share
Winning margin
4,399
3.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
48.4%
of 2,90,669

A closely fought contest. PURNIMA YADAV won with a 3.1% margin.

Seat history

2 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PURNIMA YADAV
INC
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
43,01630.6%
2
FULA DEVI
BJP
NDA
38,61727.4%
3
MD KAMRAN
IND
32,64623.2%
4
SARWAN KUMAR
IND
8,4696.0%
—
NOTA
NOTA
5,4113.9%
6
RAMCHANDRA RAJWAR
IND
4,2803.0%
7
SATENDRA MOCHI
IND
2,0931.5%
8
MOKIM UDDIN
BSP
BSP
1,6331.2%
9
RAM KRISHNA MAHTO
CPI
1,6141.1%
10
SHANKAR PRASAD
IND
1,4801.1%
11
VIJAY RAM
MOSP
1,4001.0%

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 (233rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 1.4% · max 33.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
233rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.49
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
46th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 30.6%BJP 27.4%IND 23.2%IND 6.0%OTH 8.9%NOTA 3.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.18 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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