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Winner — 2015

BHOLA YADAV
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 45.9%BJP 35.0%14 others 19.0%
Votes
71,547
46.0% share
Winning margin
16,989
10.9% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
57.9%
of 2,68,823

A clear win with a 10.9% margin.

Seat history

6 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.23 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHOLA YADAV
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
71,54746.0%
2
HARI SAHANI
NDA
54,55835.0%
3
SHYAM BHARTI
5,5953.6%
NOTA
NOTA
4,9103.1%
5
RAJIV KUMAR CHOUDHARY
3,5292.3%
6
BAIDYANATH YADAV
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
3,5192.3%
7
ARUN KUMAR MISHRA
IND
2,9501.9%
8
ASHOK KUMAR MANDAL
IND
1,9531.3%
9
BAIDYANATH CHOUDHARY
1,3840.9%
10
MAHENDRA KUMAR PASWAN
IND
1,3750.9%
11
AJIT KUMAR
JAPL
1,0100.7%
12
AMAR KUMAR PASWAN
IND
1,0100.7%
13
HARENDRA SAHANI
BSP
8360.5%
14
LAXMAN PASWAN
SKLP
5610.4%
15
AMBIKA KUMARI
NJPI
5110.3%
16
UMAPATI KUVAR
HCP
4660.3%

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

Average turnout (76th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 0.6% · max 57.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
76th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.75
fewer partiesmore parties
76th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
217th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 46.0%BJP 35.0%OTH 15.9%NOTA 3.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.23 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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