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Winner — 2020

Er. Shashi Bhushan Singh
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 38.3%VSIP 36.2%14 others 25.5%
Votes
65,267
38.3% share
Winning margin
3,447
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
59.3%
of 2,87,461

A closely fought contest. Er. Shashi Bhushan Singh won with a 2.0% margin.

Seat history

4 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.71 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Er. Shashi Bhushan Singh
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
65,26738.3%
2
Ramchandra Sahni
VSIP
61,82036.2%
3
Vijay Prasad Gupta
Lok Janshakti Party
14,1888.3%
4
Sant Singh Kushwaha
6,7103.9%
5
Sadre Alam
AIMF
3,4312.0%
6
Vinod Kumar Mahto
JGHTP
2,4991.5%
7
Akhilesh Kumar Mishra
IND
2,3931.4%
NOTA
NOTA
2,1931.3%
9
Shekh Alauddin
JNSNGHDL
1,9731.2%
10
Shekh Manjar Hussain
IND
1,9701.1%
11
Amrit Raj
IND
1,8541.1%
12
Vishnu Prasad Gupta
IND
1,5580.9%
13
Zulfiquar Aftab
JDR
1,5500.9%
14
Asha Devi
HSP
1,1810.7%
15
Anita Devi
IND
1,0790.6%
16
Mahmad Sohail Sahil
JAPL
9170.5%

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

Average turnout (87th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.7% · min 0.2% · max 29.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
87th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
33rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 38.3%VSIP 36.2%LJP 8.3%OTH 15.9%NOTA 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.71 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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