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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 76 · 2015

Simri Bakhtiarpur

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Winner — 2015

DINESH CHANDRA YADAV
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 47.5%LJP 24.6%13 others 27.8%
Votes
78,514
47.5% share
Winning margin
37,806
22.9% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
54.3%
of 3,04,299

Simri Bakhtiarpur is a safe seat — DINESH CHANDRA YADAV won by 22.9%.

Seat history

4 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.75 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2010 vs 2015

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DINESH CHANDRA YADAV
JD(U)
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
78,51447.5%
2
YUSUF SALAHUDDIN
LJP
NDA
40,70824.6%
3
RITESH RANJAN
IND
9,8476.0%
—
NOTA
NOTA
7,6014.6%
5
GANESH MUKHIYA NISHAD
SKLP
6,8434.1%
6
YADUVANSH ROY
IND
3,7662.3%
7
DINESH KUMAR CHOUDHARY
JMM
3,7172.3%
8
ARBIND KUMAR SINGH
IND
3,7052.2%
9
UPENDRA YADAV
IND
2,2901.4%
10
DHARAMAVIR YADAV
JAPL
1,8251.1%
11
BINOD PASWAN
BSP
BSP
1,7621.1%
12
ARVIND KUMAR
IND
1,6031.0%
13
UMESH CHANDRA BHARTI
AKBMP
1,2770.8%
14
SANJAY SINGH CHAUHAN
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
9370.6%
15
SRI KANT PODDAR
RVNP
8380.5%

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

Average turnout (100th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
22.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 0.9% · max 40.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
100th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
165th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
75th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 47.5%LJP 24.6%IND 6.0%OTH 17.3%NOTA 4.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.75 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,00,661
Density
1127 / km²
Sex ratio
906 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,687 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population0.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 14.0%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.8%
Electricity11.2%
Sanitation16.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births70.4%
Children fully vaccinated72.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.8%
Children underweight (under 5)42.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate43.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Clean cooking fuel25.2%
Health insurance12.8%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana (Foxnut)
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Mandan Bharti Dham

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