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Winner — 2015

GULJAR DEVI
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 40.6%BJP 32.1%11 others 27.3%
Votes
64,368
40.6% share
Winning margin
13,415
8.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
52.6%
of 3,01,379

A clear win with a 8.5% margin.

Seat history

7 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.70 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2010 vs 2015

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GULJAR DEVI
JD(U)
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
64,36840.6%
2
RAM SUNDAR YADAV
BJP
NDA
50,95332.1%
3
JYOTI JHA
IND
10,8616.8%
4
UMESH KUMAR ROY
CPM
7,4314.7%
—
NOTA
NOTA
5,7783.6%
6
GAURI SHANKAR YADAV
JAPL
4,9703.1%
7
RAM KUMAR YADAV
SP
3,7852.4%
8
DURGANAND MANDAL
BSP
BSP
2,6261.7%
9
SHAMBHU NATH MISHRA
HCP
2,1111.3%
10
ARUNA NAND SINGH
IND
2,0651.3%
11
VIJAY KUMAR JHA
AMIP
1,4930.9%
12
LAXAMAN PRASAD YADAV
BMTRP
1,1090.7%
13
RAM PRASAD CHAUPAL
JKNPP
1,0050.6%

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 (177th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 3.4% · max 44.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
177th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
74th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
84th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 40.6%BJP 32.1%IND 6.8%OTH 16.8%NOTA 3.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
7/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.70 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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