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Winner — 2020

CHHOTE LAL RAY
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 44.4%JD(U) 33.1%9 others 22.5%
Votes
68,316
44.4% share
Winning margin
17,293
11.2% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
57.7%
of 2,66,693

A clear win with a 11.2% margin.

Seat history

5 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.80 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHHOTE LAL RAY
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
68,31644.4%
2
CHANDRIKA ROY
NDA
51,02333.1%
3
RAKESH KUMAR SINGH
Lok Janshakti Party
12,1867.9%
NOTA
NOTA
5,1793.4%
5
MANAGER SINGH
IND
4,5583.0%
6
MAHESH RAY
IND
4,1192.7%
7
SWAMI JEETENDRA
IND
2,5501.7%
8
SHAILENDRA KUMAR
JAPL
2,3631.5%
9
SANDHYA RAY
IND
2,0381.3%
10
AKHILESH KUMAR
TPLRSP
1,1740.8%
11
RAMESH KUMAR RAI
JRJP
4880.3%

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

Average turnout (138th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
11.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 2.4% · max 73.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
138th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
85th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
36th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 44.4%JD(U) 33.1%LJP 7.9%OTH 11.2%NOTA 3.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.80 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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