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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 158 · 2019 by-elections
Nathnagar
Winner — 2019 by-elections
Lakshmikant Mandal
JD(U) 38.4%RJD 34.9%12 others 26.6%
Votes
55,981
38.4% share
Winning margin
5,131
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
14
A closely fought contest. Lakshmikant Mandal won with a 3.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lakshmikant Mandal | 55,981 | 38.4% | |
| 2 | Rabiya Khatun | 50,850 | 34.9% | |
| 3 | Ashok Kumar | IND | 13,446 | 9.2% |
| 4 | Ajay Kumar Roy | HAMS | 6,315 | 4.3% |
| 5 | Sudhir Sharma | 3,046 | 2.1% | |
| 6 | Abhay Kumar | IND | 2,683 | 1.8% |
| 7 | Raju Yadav | IND | 2,559 | 1.8% |
| 8 | Birbal Kumar | IND | 2,165 | 1.5% |
| 9 | Ranjan Kumar Singh | Rashtriya Samta Party (Secular) | 1,929 | 1.3% |
| 10 | Pawan Kumar Sah | IND | 1,865 | 1.3% |
| 11 | Dolly Kumari | VCSMP | 1,570 | 1.1% |
| 12 | Manzar Alam | IND | 1,455 | 1.0% |
| 13 | Jay karan Paswan | IND | 1,197 | 0.8% |
| 14 | Dayaram Mandal | BDlP | 569 | 0.4% |
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Average turnout (62nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.1% · max 54.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
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62nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
117th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
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74th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
7 seats · 4 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 38.4%RJD 34.9%IND 9.2%OTH 17.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,37,766
Density
1182 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.9%Muslim 17.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.2%
Electricity31.0%
Sanitation33.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated66.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.0%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.4%
Clean cooking fuel49.2%
Health insurance16.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.