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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 241 · 2015

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Winner — 2015

VIJAY PRAKASH
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 42.2%BJP 37.0%15 others 20.8%
Votes
66,577
42.2% share
Winning margin
8,249
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
56.5%
of 2,79,092

A clear win with a 5.2% margin.

Seat history

4 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VIJAY PRAKASH
RJD
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
66,57742.2%
2
AJOY PRATAP
BJP
NDA
58,32837.0%
3
RABINDRA KUMAR MANDAL
IND
8,2675.2%
4
ANIL KUMAR SINGH
IND
4,0942.6%
5
SANJIT PANBAY
IND
3,9252.5%
6
DHARAMVIR BHADORIA
IND
2,9411.9%
7
MAHAVIR YADAV
IND
2,3691.5%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,9751.3%
9
RUPESH KUMAR SINGH
CPI
1,9751.3%
10
PRAMOD KUMAR MANDAL
BSP
BSP
1,6621.1%
11
MD. ABDUL BAKI
SP
1,5451.0%
12
VIKAS CHAND SINGH
IND
9550.6%
13
BALDEO PD. BHAGAT
VKAM
7240.5%
14
BHOLA SAW
JDR
6670.4%
15
DAVENDRA YADAV
IND
5560.3%
16
KAMLESHWARI YADAV
IND
5450.3%
17
AJAY MANDAL
IND
5160.3%

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

Average turnout (99th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 3.8% · max 34.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
99th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
207th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
185th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 42.2%BJP 37.0%IND 5.2%OTH 14.3%NOTA 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.21 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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?

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