Back to Bihar 2018 by-elections map
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 205 · 2018 by-elections

Bhabua

1951195719621967196919721977198019851990199520002005 (Feb)2005 (Oct)201020152018 by-elections20202025

Winner — 2018 by-elections

Rinki Rani Pandey 'E'
BJP
BJP 48.1%INC 37.0%15 others 14.8%
Votes
64,413
48.1% share
Winning margin
14,866
11.1% of votes
Total candidates
17

A clear win with a 11.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Rinki Rani Pandey 'E'
BJP
64,41348.1%
2
Shambhu Singh Patel
INC
49,54737.0%
3
Dharmendra Singh
IND
3,6902.8%
4
Vikash Singh
IND
3,5152.6%
5
Samprabhawati Devi
BMP
2,1211.6%
6
Santosh Kumar Singh
IND
2,0141.5%
7
Shivmurat Bind
IND
1,5301.1%
8
Vijyanta Devi
IND
1,3771.0%
9
Kamlesh Azad
IND
1,2550.9%
10
Samim Rain
IND
1,0460.8%
11
Jageshwar Singh
IND
7180.5%
12
Salim Ansari
BMF
6040.5%
13
Ujjwal Kumar chaubey
IND
5650.4%
14
Jagmohan Pal
IND
4720.3%
15
Ram Dular Choudhary
IND
3250.2%
16
Omprakash Singh
IND
3130.2%
17
Akshaywar Singh
IND
2860.2%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (110th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.4% · max 46.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
110th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.33
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
214th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.1%INC 37.0%OTH 14.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,26,384
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
920 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,332 km²
SC population22.7%
ST population3.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity21.6%
Sanitation16.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.3%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.1%
Children underweight (under 5)47.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.3%
Women literate66.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance18.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Carpet🏺Rice

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Ask the state

STATE INDICATORS · RBI 2024-25
ID: BR-205·View all Bihar 2018 by-elections seats →