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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 78 · 2015Reserved (SC)
Kusheshwar Asthan
Winner — 2015
SHASHI BHUSAN HAZARI
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 43.1%LJP 26.0%10 others 30.9%
Votes
50,062
43.1% share
Winning margin
19,850
17.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
51.1%
of 2,27,293
Kusheshwar Asthan is a safe seat — SHASHI BHUSAN HAZARI won by 17.1%.
Seat history
2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.25 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHASHI BHUSAN HAZARI | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 50,062 | 43.1% |
| 2 | DHANANJAY KUMAR ALIAS MRINAL PASWAN | NDA | 30,212 | 26.0% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 7,183 | 6.2% |
| 4 | RAJENDRA PRASAD | 5,706 | 4.9% | |
| 5 | VINAY KUMAR | IND | 4,678 | 4.0% |
| 6 | GANESH KUMAR ALIAS GANESH KUMAR PASWAN | IND | 3,733 | 3.2% |
| 7 | KAMESHWAR RAM | BSP | 3,570 | 3.1% |
| 8 | SHYAM SUNDAR SARDAR | JAPL | 2,850 | 2.5% |
| 9 | BHUPESH BHUWAN BHARTI ALIAS PAPPUPASWAN | IND | 2,772 | 2.4% |
| 10 | RAJESH PASWAN | GJDS | 2,105 | 1.8% |
| 11 | TURANTI SADA | SKLP | 1,779 | 1.5% |
| 12 | LAL MOHAR SADA | BHNP | 1,586 | 1.4% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (189th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 1.8% · max 30.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
189th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
81st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.9%
lowerhigher
3rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 43.1%LJP 26.0%OTH 24.7%NOTA 6.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.25 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,37,385
Density
1728 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,279 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.3%Muslim 22.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation25.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.9%
Children fully vaccinated66.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate49.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance25.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.