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Winner — 2020

BACHCHA PANDEY
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 41.6%JD(U) 39.6%13 others 18.8%
Votes
71,793
41.6% share
Winning margin
3,559
2.1% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
57.1%
of 3,01,921

A closely fought contest. BACHCHA PANDEY won with a 2.1% margin.

Seat history

6 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.55 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BACHCHA PANDEY
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
71,79341.6%
2
SHYAMBAHADUR SINGH
NDA
68,23439.5%
3
BIRBAHADUR SINGH
Lok Janshakti Party
5,0652.9%
4
BANDANA DEVI
4,8372.8%
NOTA
NOTA
4,2312.5%
6
MUZAFFER IMAM
IND
3,3121.9%
7
RANJEET KUMAR SINGH
IND
3,0051.7%
8
DR. ASHRAF ALI
IND
2,7101.6%
9
RIZWAN AHMAD
IND
2,6991.6%
10
ANIL KUMAR GIRI
IND
1,5970.9%
11
MANTU KUMAR
IND
1,5050.9%
12
ASHOK KUMAR KUSHWAHA
APKSP
1,2110.7%
13
MUMTAJ ALAM
BYPP
8940.5%
14
MD. TAUSIF
IND
8510.5%
15
UMESH KUMAR SINGH
IND
5640.3%

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

Average turnout (184th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 1.3% · max 44.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
184th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
136th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
88th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 41.6%JD(U) 39.5%OTH 16.4%NOTA 2.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.55 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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