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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 68 · 2015

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Winner — 2015

NEERAJ KUMAR
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 43.1%BJP 34.4%14 others 22.4%
Votes
71,175
43.1% share
Winning margin
14,336
8.7% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
69.6%
of 2,37,054

A clear win with a 8.7% margin.

Seat history

3 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2010 vs 2015

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NEERAJ KUMAR
RJD
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
71,17543.1%
2
BIBHASH CHANDRA CHOUDHARY
BJP
NDA
56,83934.5%
3
MUHAMMAD SHAKUR
NCP
11,0026.7%
4
KAILASH SAHANI
IND
8,4845.1%
5
MUHAMMAD ISRAIL
IND
3,5972.2%
6
DINESH PRASAD YADAV
CPI
2,4061.5%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,3441.4%
8
YUGAL KISHOR SAH
IND
2,0781.3%
9
SUBHASH SINGH
JDR
1,4190.9%
10
PREM NATH JAISWAL
IND
1,3710.8%
11
GOKUL YADAV
IND
1,0200.6%
12
ARUN KUMAR
MVM
8100.5%
13
LAKSHMI KANT MANDAL
BSP
BSP
7940.5%
14
PRADIP K. YADAV
GJDS
6060.4%
15
RAMCHANDRA SINGH NISHAD
BMUP
5500.3%
16
JAHANGIR
IUML
5030.3%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (2nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 4.8% · max 35.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
2nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
147th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
169th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 43.1%BJP 34.5%NCP 6.7%IND 5.1%OTH 9.2%NOTA 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.21 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,71,029
Density
1005 / km²
Sex ratio
919 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,057 km²
SC population8.6%
ST population5.9%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 54.9%Muslim 44.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.3%
Electricity9.9%
Sanitation17.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.9%
Children fully vaccinated73.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.9%
Children underweight (under 5)48.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.4%
Women literate49.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel16.9%
Health insurance8.4%

What's nearby?

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