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Winner — 2020

Alok Kumar Mehta
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 48.8%BJP 36.3%19 others 14.9%
Votes
90,601
48.8% share
Winning margin
23,268
12.5% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
62.0%
of 2,99,159

A clear win with a 12.5% margin.

Seat history

4 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.47 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Alok Kumar Mehta
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
90,60148.8%
2
Sheel Kumar Roy
NDA
67,33336.3%
3
Nawal Paswan
IND
4,7592.6%
4
Dinesh Prashad Choudhary
IND
4,5752.5%
5
Prashant Kumar Pankaj
4,3452.3%
6
Md. Afaque Ahmad
IND
2,5061.4%
7
Baidya Nath Choudhary
RJnJnP
1,8281.0%
8
Santosh Ray
1,3320.7%
9
Sataya naryan Singh
IND
1,1740.6%
10
Upendra Poddar
IND
1,1440.6%
11
Vidya Shankar Ray
IND
1,1060.6%
NOTA
NOTA
9560.5%
13
Vinod Kumar Ray
SAAFP
6110.3%
14
Vineet Kumar
TPLRSP
5990.3%
15
Md. Kalam
JTLP
4620.3%
16
Pankaj Kumar
RSTJNVKSP
4610.3%
17
Ajay Kumar Jha
RSWD
4590.3%
18
Prashant Kumar Sonu
LGJNPSCL
4380.2%
19
Ram Pravesh Ray
IND
3900.2%
20
Ram Kishor Mahto
BTMSP
2890.2%
21
Dilip Kumar Sahani
LKSHPLK
2650.1%

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

High turnout (28th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.3% · max 40.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
28th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
55th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
222nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 48.8%BJP 36.3%OTH 14.4%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/20

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.47 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%

What's nearby?

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