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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 45 · 2015
Chhatapur
Winner — 2015
NIRAJ KUMAR SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 43.7%RJD 38.3%10 others 17.9%
Votes
75,697
43.7% share
Winning margin
9,292
5.4% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
65.8%
of 2,63,253
A clear win with a 5.4% margin.
Seat history
4 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.58 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIRAJ KUMAR SINGH | NDA (NDA) | 75,697 | 43.7% |
| 2 | JAHUR ALAM | 66,405 | 38.4% | |
| 3 | UPENDRA PRASAD SINGH | IND | 6,244 | 3.6% |
| 4 | AQUEEL AHMAD | BSP | 4,135 | 2.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,041 | 2.3% |
| 6 | DEEPAK KUMAR SAH | 3,200 | 1.9% | |
| 7 | MD. AKBAR ALI | IND | 3,167 | 1.8% |
| 8 | SANJAY KUMAR MISHRA | JAPL | 2,779 | 1.6% |
| 9 | NITU KUMARI | 2,570 | 1.5% | |
| 10 | BISHNUDEV PASWAN | IND | 2,383 | 1.4% |
| 11 | RAMSUNDAR MUKHIYA | SKLP | 1,568 | 0.9% |
| 12 | BIPIN KUMAR YADAV | PBI | 988 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (23rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.6% · min 1.6% · max 46.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
23rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
202nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
102nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 43.7%RJD 38.4%OTH 15.6%NOTA 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.58 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.