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Winner — 2015

ABDUL BARI SIDDIQUI
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 48.3%BJP 38.7%10 others 13.1%
Votes
67,461
48.3% share
Winning margin
13,460
9.6% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
55.5%
of 2,51,508

A clear win with a 9.6% margin.

Seat history

5 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.69 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ABDUL BARI SIDDIQUI
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
67,46148.3%
2
MISHRI LAL YADAV
NDA
54,00138.7%
NOTA
NOTA
4,6643.3%
4
RAJ KUMAR JHA
IND
4,0092.9%
5
NASEEM AZAM SIDDIQUI
JAPL
2,9482.1%
6
MAHMUD AALAM
BSP
1,5331.1%
7
RAM SAFI
IND
1,3531.0%
8
ANANT KUMAR
IND
1,1730.8%
9
HARIHAR KUMAR JHA
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
8240.6%
10
RAJIPAL JHA
IND
7780.6%
11
DINESH MISHRA
IND
5330.4%
12
HARISHCHANDRA JHA
SKLP
4210.3%

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

Low turnout (210th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 2.0% · max 46.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
210th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
192nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
26th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 48.3%BJP 38.7%OTH 9.7%NOTA 3.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.69 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
🏺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.

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