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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KRISHNA KUMAR RISHI | NDA (NDA) | 59,053 | 35.8% |
| 2 | SANJIV KUMAR PASWAN | 58,345 | 35.4% | |
| 3 | JAI KISHOR PASWAN | IND | 7,458 | 4.5% |
| 4 | HARI LAL DAS | JAPL | 5,803 | 3.5% |
| 5 | UMESH PASWAN | 5,672 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | DEV NARAYAN RAJAK | IND | 5,507 | 3.3% |
| 7 | RAJ KUMAR RAJ | 3,745 | 2.3% | |
| 8 | ASHOK KUMAR BHARTI | IND | 3,387 | 2.0% |
| 9 | SAVITA DEVI | TNRMPI | 2,857 | 1.7% |
| 10 | SATAYANRAYAN RAM | BSP | 1,933 | 1.2% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,859 | 1.1% |
| 12 | RAMDEO RISHIDEO | 1,749 | 1.1% | |
| 13 | SHASHI KALA DEVI | GJDS | 1,677 | 1.0% |
| 14 | SATYANARAYAN PRASAD BHARTI | MANJP | 1,517 | 0.9% |
| 15 | PIRTHI RISI | IND | 1,037 | 0.6% |
| 16 | BIRNDRA RAJAK | SKLP | 941 | 0.6% |
| 17 | NEPOLIAN RAM | RAJPA | 934 | 0.6% |
| 18 | RAJESH PASWAN | BJJD | 764 | 0.5% |
| 19 | ARAVIND PASWAN | BMUP | 612 | 0.4% |
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
safe0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 24.5% · min 0.4% · max 67.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
74th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
237th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
90th of 243Where 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%
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
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