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Winner — 2015

M.D. TAUSEEF ALAM
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
INC 33.6%BJP 24.8%17 others 41.6%
Votes
53,533
33.6% share
Winning margin
13,942
8.7% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
62.4%
of 2,55,757

A clear win with a 8.7% margin.

Seat history

7 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.36 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M.D. TAUSEEF ALAM
Mahagathbandhan
53,53333.6%
2
AWADH BIHARI SINGH
NDA
39,59124.8%
3
MD. MASWAR ALAM
JAPL
33,63821.1%
4
HASNAIN MIRZA
8,2305.2%
5
BARUN KUMAR SINGH
IND
4,9013.1%
6
HASAN JAVED
2,4351.5%
7
PARMESHWAR PRASAD SINHA
BSP
2,4281.5%
8
MD MANSOOR ALAM
2,4221.5%
9
HARI MOHAN SINGH
IND
1,8161.1%
10
SURESH PRASAD MANDAL
IND
1,6841.1%
11
RAJ KUMAR SAH
IND
1,6741.1%
12
MD. MANJAR HASNAIN
GJDS
1,3870.9%
13
SAKIL AKHTER
1,3780.9%
NOTA
NOTA
1,0330.7%
15
AZIMUDDIN
IND
1,0220.6%
16
HIRA NAND MANDAL
RAJPA
8260.5%
17
MD. NASIM AKHTAR
JDR
6100.4%
18
AFSAR
BNDL
4930.3%
19
GOTAM GIRI
4190.3%

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

High turnout (24th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.0% · min 2.6% · max 43.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
24th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
115th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.6%BJP 24.8%JAPL 21.1%SP 5.2%OTH 14.7%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
7/18

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.36 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,90,400
Density
897 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,884 km²
SC population6.7%
ST population3.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%MUSLIM
Muslim 68.0%Hindu 31.4%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity17.5%
Sanitation10.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births54.6%
Children fully vaccinated67.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Children underweight (under 5)41.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.1%
Women literate48.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Clean cooking fuel15.3%
Health insurance8.1%

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