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Winner — 2020

Pramod Kumar Sinha
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 45.6%INC 24.8%12 others 29.6%
Votes
80,979
45.6% share
Winning margin
36,923
20.8% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
63.9%
of 2,78,018

Raxaul is a safe seat — Pramod Kumar Sinha won by 20.8%.

Seat history

4 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.30 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Pramod Kumar Sinha
NDA (NDA)
80,97945.6%
2
Rambabu Prashad Yadav
44,05624.8%
3
Suresh Kumar
IND
28,59316.1%
4
Dr. Ajay Kumar Singh
BSP
12,2676.9%
NOTA
NOTA
2,7841.6%
6
Mustaque Ali
IND
2,2361.3%
7
Arbind Prasad Sah
IND
2,1971.2%
8
Madan Prasad
IND
9600.5%
9
Umang Kumar Gupta
JMBP
9420.5%
10
Kundan Kumar
TPLRSP
6940.4%
11
Haider Ali
JDR
5650.3%
12
Devendra Kumar Singh
RSWD
4790.3%
13
Bhulan Kumar
IND
4470.3%
14
Bablu Kumar
JAC
3840.2%

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

High turnout (22nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
20.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 1.9% · max 22.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
22nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
189th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
192nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.6%INC 24.8%IND 16.1%BSP 6.9%OTH 5.0%NOTA 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.30 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%

What's nearby?

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