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Winner — 2015

VIJAY KUMAR MANDAL
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 46.5%JD(U) 41.6%10 others 11.9%
Votes
76,995
46.5% share
Winning margin
8,106
4.9% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
64.0%
of 2,59,046

A closely fought contest. VIJAY KUMAR MANDAL won with a 4.9% margin.

Seat history

5 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VIJAY KUMAR MANDAL
NDA (NDA)
76,99546.5%
2
SHATRUGHAN PRASAD SUMAN
68,88941.6%
3
BAL KRISHNA JHA
JAPL
4,7252.9%
NOTA
NOTA
4,0522.5%
5
AZIMUDDIN
2,1921.3%
6
HATIM
JDR
2,1711.3%
7
VINOD RISHIDEV
BSP
1,8531.1%
8
VEERENDRA NATH MISHRA
IND
1,5630.9%
9
B. K. ANITA
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
9790.6%
10
LUKMAN
IND
9460.6%
11
JAI NARAYAN SADA
SOJP
7280.4%
12
ASHOK SAH
AICP
5630.3%

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

High turnout (48th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 1.9% · max 54.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
48th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
209th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
220th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.5%JD(U) 41.6%OTH 9.5%NOTA 2.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.12 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,11,569
Density
993 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,830 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population1.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.7%Muslim 43.0%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity7.7%
Sanitation9.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.2%
Children fully vaccinated61.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Children underweight (under 5)47.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.9%
Women literate43.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel15.2%
Health insurance19.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jute🏷️MakhanaGI

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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