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Winner — 2015

SITARAM YADAV
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 43.6%BJP 37.0%14 others 19.4%
Votes
71,534
43.6% share
Winning margin
10,703
6.5% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
58.8%
of 2,79,501

A clear win with a 6.5% margin.

Seat history

5 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.42 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SITARAM YADAV
Mahagathbandhan
71,53443.6%
2
ARUN SHANKAR PRASAD
NDA
60,83137.0%
3
AMIRUDDIN
7,5684.6%
4
PURSOTTAM JHA
IND
5,5233.4%
5
BRAJESH RAUT
IND
2,4401.5%
6
MURARI THAKUR
BSP
2,2811.4%
NOTA
NOTA
2,2401.4%
8
RAM KUMAR YADAV
1,8371.1%
9
SONU KUMAR JHA
IND
1,7821.1%
10
SUDHAKAR KUMAR
ABHM
1,6571.0%
11
VISHWANATH YADAV
IND
1,6361.0%
12
AMIT KUMAR MAHTO
AVIRP
1,4580.9%
13
RAJ KUMAR YADAV
JAPL
1,1440.7%
14
PRABHAKAR JHA
AKBMP
1,1350.7%
15
ANAND MOHAN
BMTRP
6130.4%
16
DINESH THAKUR
5480.3%

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

Average turnout (91st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.8% · max 41.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
91st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
205th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
125th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 43.6%BJP 37.0%OTH 18.1%NOTA 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.42 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Sikki Painting

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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