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Siwan

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Winner — 2020

AWADH BIHARI CHAUDHARY
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 45.3%BJP 44.1%13 others 10.6%
Votes
76,785
45.3% share
Winning margin
1,973
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
54.4%
of 3,11,523

Siwan was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 1,973 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

6 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.38 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AWADH BIHARI CHAUDHARY
RJD
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
76,78545.3%
2
OM PRAKASH YADAV
BJP
NDA
74,81244.1%
3
VINOD KUMAR SRIVASTAVA
IND
2,5821.5%
4
RAJAN KUMAR
IND
2,3461.4%
5
ABDUL RIZWAN ANSARI
RLSP
2,3381.4%
6
VYASDEO PRASAD
IND
1,8711.1%
7
NEMATULLAH KHAN
IND
1,5820.9%
8
RAMESHWAR KUMAR
TPLRSP
1,5520.9%
9
DEVENDRA GUPTA
IND
1,4360.8%
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NOTA
NOTA
1,4160.8%
11
ANIL KUMAR VERMA
RTMNSWP
8980.5%
12
AQUIL AHMAD RAHI
NCP
7910.5%
13
MOHAMMAD MITHU SAH
IND
6520.4%
14
KAUSHAL KISHORE YADAV
IND
2300.1%
15
ABHISHEK SRIVASTVA alias SONU
IND
2280.1%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (219th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 1.2% · max 38.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
219th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
203rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
161st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 45.3%BJP 44.1%OTH 9.7%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.38 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,30,464
Density
1501 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population2.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.5%
Electricity9.7%
Sanitation22.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated76.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Clean cooking fuel48.0%
Health insurance8.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mentha

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