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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 240 · 2015Reserved (SC)
Sikandra
Winner — 2015
SUDHIR KUMAR ALIAS BANTY CHOUDHARY
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
INC 42.7%LJP 36.9%7 others 20.5%
Votes
59,092
42.7% share
Winning margin
7,990
5.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
49.8%
of 2,78,418
A clear win with a 5.8% margin.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.40 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUDHIR KUMAR ALIAS BANTY CHOUDHARY | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 59,092 | 42.7% |
| 2 | SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSH | NDA | 51,102 | 36.9% |
| 3 | GIRJA CHOUDHRY | 8,026 | 5.8% | |
| 4 | GOLDEN KUMAR | GJDS | 4,431 | 3.2% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,924 | 2.8% |
| 6 | SHIV SHANKAR PRASAD CHOUDHARY | IND | 3,372 | 2.4% |
| 7 | RAVISHANKAR PASWAN | SASAPT | 3,350 | 2.4% |
| 8 | JAGDISH PRASAD DAS | BMUP | 3,213 | 2.3% |
| 9 | REKHA DAS | BSP | 2,021 | 1.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (169th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.1% · max 48.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
169th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.84
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
92nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.7%LJP 36.9%CPI 5.8%OTH 11.8%NOTA 2.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.40 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,60,405
Density
568 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,098 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population4.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.7%Muslim 12.4%Other 1.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity10.6%
Sanitation14.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.0%
Children underweight (under 5)37.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.2%
Women literate48.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance14.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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