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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 142 · 2020

Bachhwara

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Winner — 2020

SURENDRA MEHATA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 30.2%CPI 29.9%18 others 39.8%
Votes
54,738
30.2% share
Winning margin
484
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
60.9%
of 2,97,646

Bachhwara was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 484 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

4 of 19 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.37 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURENDRA MEHATA
BJP
NDA (NDA)
54,73830.2%
2
ABDHESH KUMAR RAI
CPI
54,25429.9%
3
SHIV PRAKASH GARIB DAS
IND
39,87822.0%
4
INDRA KUMARI
IND
9,7045.4%
5
AKHILESH KUMAR
YKP
4,4772.5%
6
DULAR CHAND SAHANI
IND
3,1311.7%
7
RAM NARESH YADAV
IND
2,9721.6%
8
LIPI KUMARI
RJnJnP
2,3681.3%
9
GAUTAM KUMAR
IND
2,2711.3%
10
RANJIT PASWAN
BSP
BSP
1,0930.6%
—
NOTA
NOTA
9450.5%
12
HASSAN
IND
9270.5%
13
SATYAM PRAKASH
IND
8670.5%
14
MUKESH KUMAR JHA
JNSHKVPD
6970.4%
15
AJEET KUMAR RAY
IND
6790.4%
16
ADILUR REHMAN AZAD
JDR
5430.3%
17
SATYAJEET
TPLRSP
4940.3%
18
KUNDAN SINGH
JP
4450.3%
19
GAUTAM JHA
JKM
3550.2%
20
CHANDRADEO SHARMA
BMUP
3540.2%

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 (63rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 0.1% · max 56.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
63rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
227th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 30.2%CPI 29.9%IND 22.0%IND 5.4%OTH 12.0%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/19

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.37 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,70,541
Density
1549 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,918 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity20.2%
Sanitation31.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.9%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Clean cooking fuel45.2%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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