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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 79 · 2015
Gaura Bauram
Winner — 2015
MADAN SAHNI
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 42.7%LJP 31.0%12 others 26.3%
Votes
51,403
42.7% share
Winning margin
14,062
11.7% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
52.6%
of 2,28,697
A clear win with a 11.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MADAN SAHNI | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 51,403 | 42.7% |
| 2 | VINOD SAHNI | NDA | 37,341 | 31.0% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 7,000 | 5.8% |
| 4 | RANDHIR CHAUDHARY | IND | 6,218 | 5.2% |
| 5 | MOHAMMAD NISAR ALAM | IND | 5,725 | 4.8% |
| 6 | BINOD KUMAR MANDAL | BSP | 3,050 | 2.5% |
| 7 | PRABHAKAR THAKUR | IND | 2,461 | 2.0% |
| 8 | ASARFI DAS | CPI(ML)(L) CPI(ML)(L) | 1,665 | 1.4% |
| 9 | MOHAMMAD RAMIJ ALEE KHAN | JAPL | 1,435 | 1.2% |
| 10 | TAMANNA KHAN | GJDS | 1,051 | 0.9% |
| 11 | ANWAR ALI KHAN | IND | 1,048 | 0.9% |
| 12 | NAYAN KUMAR PRIYADARSHI | IND | 682 | 0.6% |
| 13 | MD. ABDUL KALAM | IND | 659 | 0.6% |
| 14 | KHWAZA MOHAMMAD FAKHRUDDIN | IND | 632 | 0.5% |
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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.
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Average turnout (173rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 1.5% · max 33.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
173rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
134th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
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71st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 42.7%LJP 31.0%IND 5.2%OTH 15.3%NOTA 5.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.