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Winner — 2015

ANIRUDH PRASAD YADAV
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 47.5%BJP 33.2%13 others 19.2%
Votes
79,600
47.5% share
Winning margin
23,951
14.3% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
62.1%
of 2,69,512

A clear win with a 14.3% margin.

Seat history

4 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.50 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ANIRUDH PRASAD YADAV
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
79,60047.5%
2
RAM KUMAR ROY
NDA
55,64933.2%
3
VIJAY KUMAR YADAV
JAPL
10,0016.0%
NOTA
NOTA
6,6994.0%
5
SHRAWAN KUMAR CHAUDHARY
IND
2,7281.6%
6
RAMDEV SHARMA
IND
2,3531.4%
7
GAUTAM KUMAR
1,6261.0%
8
BINOD KUMAR SAHU
BSP
1,5910.9%
9
LAXMI KANT JHA
AKBMP
1,5040.9%
10
KUSHESHWAR PANDEY
JHP
1,3470.8%
11
ARUN KUMAR YADAV
1,3300.8%
12
SUNIL KUMAR SUMAN
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
1,2790.8%
13
UPENDRA SINGH KUSHWAHA
BVM
6390.4%
14
ARJUN MANDAL
6100.4%
15
ISHTIYAQUE AHMAD
RKSP
4800.3%

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

High turnout (35th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
14.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 1.0% · max 42.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
35th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
190th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.8%
lowerhigher
24th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 47.5%BJP 33.2%JAPL 6.0%OTH 9.2%NOTA 4.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.50 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,29,076
Density
919 / km²
Sex ratio
930 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,425 km²
SC population15.9%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.2%Muslim 18.4%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity11.6%
Sanitation10.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.4%
Children fully vaccinated73.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.3%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.7%
Women literate42.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.9%
Clean cooking fuel15.0%
Health insurance14.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lac Bangles🏺Makhana (Foxnut)

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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