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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 138 · 2020

Bibhutpur

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Winner — 2020

Ajay Kumar
CPM· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
CPM 45.0%JD(U) 20.3%13 others 34.7%
Votes
73,822
45.0% share
Winning margin
40,496
24.7% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
60.9%
of 2,69,431

Bibhutpur is a safe seat — Ajay Kumar won by 24.7%.

Seat history

9 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.72 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Ajay Kumar
CPM
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
73,82245.0%
2
Ram Balak Singh
JD(U)
NDA
33,32620.3%
3
CHANDRA BALI THAKUR
LJP
Lok Janshakti Party
28,81117.6%
4
Manju Prakash
IND
6,2073.8%
5
Bishwanath Choudhary
IND
6,1113.7%
—
NOTA
NOTA
5,3333.3%
7
Navin Kumar
IND
1,9661.2%
8
MAMTA KUMARI
BSP
BSP
1,8931.1%
9
Vijay Kumar Choudhary
RJnJnP
1,4590.9%
10
Arun Kumar Ray
BTMSP
1,3720.8%
11
Amarjit Thakur
IND
1,1170.7%
12
Harvind Kumar
BHRTSBLP
1,0120.6%
13
Vivekanand Kumar
BMUP
5630.3%
14
Prabhu Narayan Jha
TPLRSP
5520.3%
15
Sushant Kumar
LGJNPSCL
5070.3%

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 (65th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
24.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.5% · max 42.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
65th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.36
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
45th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 45.0%JD(U) 20.3%LJP 17.6%OTH 13.9%NOTA 3.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
9/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.72 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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