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Winner — 2018 by-elections

Kumar Krishna Mohan Alis Sudyk Yadav
RJD 55.5%JD(U) 29.9%12 others 14.6%
Votes
76,598
55.5% share
Winning margin
35,343
25.6% of votes
Total candidates
14

Jahanabad is a safe seat — Kumar Krishna Mohan Alis Sudyk Yadav won by 25.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Kumar Krishna Mohan Alis Sudyk Yadav
76,59855.5%
2
Abhi Ram Sharma
41,25529.9%
3
Kunti Devi
CPI(ML)(L)
8,4986.2%
4
Archana Mishra
SS
2,0121.5%
5
Kumari Kusum
IND
1,9901.4%
6
MD.Sultan Ahmad
IND
1,8981.4%
7
Prakash Kumar
IND
1,0990.8%
8
Mithilesh Kumar Singh
IND
1,0850.8%
9
Brijnandan Singh
SSD
7320.5%
10
Anand Kumar
KVD
6860.5%
11
Dhananjay Kumar
IND
6150.5%
12
Mani Bhushan Sharma
IND
6150.5%
13
Amul Kumar
IND
5160.4%
14
Mahesh Kumar
RJBP
4670.3%

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 (176th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
25.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 0.4% · max 34.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
176th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
132nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
56th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 55.5%JD(U) 29.9%CPI(ML)(L) 6.2%OTH 8.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,25,313
Density
1209 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
931 km²
SC population19.8%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.9%Muslim 6.7%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.3%
Electricity15.2%
Sanitation27.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated70.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.3%
Children underweight (under 5)51.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.1%
Women literate63.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.6%
Clean cooking fuel34.3%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mushroom🏺Rice
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Ancient Buddhistic images and sculptures colectted underneath a shed

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Buddhistic images and sculptures colectted underneath a shed

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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