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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 116 · 2020

Taraiya

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Winner — 2020

Janak Singh
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 32.2%RJD 25.3%16 others 42.5%
Votes
53,430
32.1% share
Winning margin
11,307
6.8% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
54.9%
of 3,02,679

A clear win with a 6.8% margin.

Seat history

8 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.69 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Janak Singh
BJP
NDA (NDA)
53,43032.1%
2
Sipahi Lal Mahto
RJD
42,12325.4%
3
Sudhir Kumar Singh
IND
15,4259.3%
4
SHAILENDRA PRATAP
IND
13,9958.4%
5
Saroj Kumar Giri
IND
11,5507.0%
6
Mithilesh Kumar
IND
9,0395.4%
7
Mudrika Prasad Roy
IND
7,2894.4%
8
Satrudhan Singh
IND
4,5102.7%
9
Shaukat Ali
BSP
BSP
1,7531.1%
10
Dhananjay Kumar Singh
IND
1,4700.9%
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NOTA
NOTA
1,2290.7%
12
Ranjay Kumar Singh
SHS
1,0680.6%
13
Raj Kishore Prasad
PPID
7660.5%
14
Braj Bihari Singh
IND
6220.4%
15
Chandni Devi
IND
5630.3%
16
Sanjay Kumar Singh
JAPL
5150.3%
17
Aman Anand
IND
4640.3%
18
Rana Partap Singh
AIFB
3740.2%

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

Average turnout (164th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.6% · min 0.7% · max 27.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
164th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
224th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 32.1%RJD 25.4%IND 9.3%IND 8.4%IND 7.0%IND 5.4%OTH 11.7%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
8/17

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.69 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%

What's nearby?

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