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Winner — 2020

Vijay Shanker Dubey
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
INC 30.1%JD(U) 28.9%26 others 41.1%
Votes
48,825
30.1% share
Winning margin
1,976
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
27
Turnout
53.6%
of 3,02,786

Maharajganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 1,976 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

14 of 27 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.98 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

28 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Vijay Shanker Dubey
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
48,82530.1%
2
HEM NARAYAN SAH
NDA
46,84928.9%
3
Dr. Deo Ranjan Singh
Lok Janshakti Party
18,27811.3%
4
Ejaz Ahmad Siddique
AZSP
7,7144.8%
5
AJIT Prasad
4,9833.1%
6
BISHWANATH YADAEO
JAPL
3,3932.1%
NOTA
NOTA
2,4731.5%
8
OM PRAKASH SHARMA
IND
2,1851.4%
9
SATYENDRA KUMAR GANDHI
JDR
2,1461.3%
10
Kamakhya Narain Singh
JP
2,1221.3%
11
DHARMENDRA MAHATO
IND
1,9481.2%
12
Khadim Hussain
IND
1,8491.1%
13
RAJIV KUMAR URPH GANDHI JEE
RSTSAHP
1,7411.1%
14
Nayan Prasad
BKKMP
1,6991.1%
15
Shree Bhagwan Singh
JPS
1,6311.0%
16
SUSHIL KUMAR DABLU
IND
1,6241.0%
17
VISHWAMBHAR SINGH
IND
1,5380.9%
18
AMIT KUMAR
IND
1,4790.9%
19
Abhinaw Kumar Pandey
RTMNSWP
1,3760.8%
20
Shambhu Nath Suropam
IND
1,3040.8%
21
HARI KISHOR PRASAD
1,1790.7%
22
SURENDRA KUMAR YADAV
RJBP
1,1440.7%
23
Manoranjan Kumar Singh
IND
1,0990.7%
24
Abhishek Kumar
RJnJnP
1,0720.7%
25
JITENDRA KUMAR
SHtP
8280.5%
26
Ravindr Kumar
IND
8070.5%
27
KRISHNANAND TYAGI
IND
5520.3%
28
UMA SHANKAR TIWARI
5150.3%

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

Low turnout (197th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 0.3% · max 25.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
197th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.93
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
95th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 30.1%JD(U) 28.9%LJP 11.3%OTH 28.3%NOTA 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
14/27

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.98 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
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