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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 59 · 2015Reserved (SC)

Banmankhi

Winner — 2015

KRISHNA KUMAR RISHI
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 35.8%RJD 35.4%17 others 28.8%
Votes
59,053
35.8% share
Winning margin
708
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
58.2%
of 2,83,039

Banmankhi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 708 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

4 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.22 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KRISHNA KUMAR RISHI
NDA (NDA)
59,05335.8%
2
SANJIV KUMAR PASWAN
58,34535.4%
3
JAI KISHOR PASWAN
IND
7,4584.5%
4
HARI LAL DAS
JAPL
5,8033.5%
5
UMESH PASWAN
5,6723.4%
6
DEV NARAYAN RAJAK
IND
5,5073.3%
7
RAJ KUMAR RAJ
3,7452.3%
8
ASHOK KUMAR BHARTI
IND
3,3872.0%
9
SAVITA DEVI
TNRMPI
2,8571.7%
10
SATAYANRAYAN RAM
BSP
1,9331.2%
NOTA
NOTA
1,8591.1%
12
RAMDEO RISHIDEO
1,7491.1%
13
SHASHI KALA DEVI
GJDS
1,6771.0%
14
SATYANARAYAN PRASAD BHARTI
MANJP
1,5170.9%
15
PIRTHI RISI
IND
1,0370.6%
16
BIRNDRA RAJAK
SKLP
9410.6%
17
NEPOLIAN RAM
RAJPA
9340.6%
18
RAJESH PASWAN
BJJD
7640.5%
19
ARAVIND PASWAN
BMUP
6120.4%

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

Average turnout (74th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.5% · min 0.4% · max 67.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
74th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
237th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
90th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 35.8%RJD 35.4%OTH 27.6%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/18

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.22 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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