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Winner — 2015

RAGHAW SHARAN PANDEY
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 44.4%JD(U) 39.6%14 others 16.0%
Votes
74,476
44.5% share
Winning margin
8,183
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
61.5%
of 2,72,228

A closely fought contest. RAGHAW SHARAN PANDEY won with a 4.9% margin.

Seat history

5 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.26 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAGHAW SHARAN PANDEY
NDA (NDA)
74,47644.5%
2
BHISHM SAHANI
66,29339.6%
3
MD. KAMRAN AZIZ
BSP
8,2925.0%
NOTA
NOTA
2,7531.6%
5
SAKET KUMAR PATHAK
IND
2,5071.5%
6
SHESH NATH CHAUDHARY
IND
2,4631.5%
7
MD. AKBAR KHAN
JAPL
2,3551.4%
8
PASHUPATINATH GUPTA
IND
1,8741.1%
9
BINOD YADAV
IND
1,4930.9%
10
ARUN KUMAR PATHAK
1,0310.6%
11
BHOLE NATH YADAV
IND
8790.5%
12
BHIKHARI PRASAD
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
7740.5%
13
ATUL KUMAR SHUKLA
IND
7430.4%
14
RADHESHYAM YADAV
IND
6600.4%
15
MAJISTER YADAV
4860.3%
16
AMAR CHAUDHARY
4820.3%

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

Average turnout (72nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.9% · min 2.8% · max 72.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
72nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
200th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
159th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.5%JD(U) 39.6%OTH 14.3%NOTA 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.26 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,35,042
Density
753 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,228 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population6.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.0%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.8%
Electricity8.1%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated62.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.4%
Health insurance20.0%

What's nearby?

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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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