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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 127 · 2020Reserved (SC)
Raja Pakar
Winner — 2020
Pratima Kumari
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
INC 35.7%JD(U) 34.5%13 others 29.8%
Votes
54,299
35.7% share
Winning margin
1,796
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
55.9%
of 2,72,256
Raja Pakar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 1,796 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.49 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pratima Kumari | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 54,299 | 35.7% |
| 2 | Mahendra Ram | NDA | 52,503 | 34.5% |
| 3 | Dhananjay Kumar | Lok Janshakti Party | 24,689 | 16.2% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,928 | 2.6% |
| 5 | Manohar Kumar | IND | 3,867 | 2.5% |
| 6 | Prema Devi | IND | 2,589 | 1.7% |
| 7 | Pharesh Ram | BSP | 2,482 | 1.6% |
| 8 | Bedami Devi | IND | 1,770 | 1.2% |
| 9 | Ashok Kumar Mallik | JAPL | 1,518 | 1.0% |
| 10 | Amar Paswan | IND | 1,474 | 1.0% |
| 11 | Kanhai Pankaj | APoI | 962 | 0.6% |
| 12 | Savita Devi | RJBP | 644 | 0.4% |
| 13 | Ramji Bhakata | JDR | 605 | 0.4% |
| 14 | Er. Rajkumar Paswan | YBS | 479 | 0.3% |
| 15 | Umesh Ram | 406 | 0.3% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (161st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 1.2% · max 65.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
161st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.86
fewer partiesmore parties
59th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
193rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.86EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.7%JD(U) 34.5%LJP 16.2%OTH 11.0%NOTA 2.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.49 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,95,021
Density
1717 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,036 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity11.1%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.6%
Children fully vaccinated71.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.1%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.9%
Health insurance13.5%
What's nearby?
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