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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 15 · 2020

Kesaria

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Winner — 2020

Shalini Mishra
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 26.6%RJD 20.5%16 others 52.9%
Votes
40,219
26.6% share
Winning margin
9,227
6.1% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
56.5%
of 2,67,733

A clear win with a 6.1% margin.

Seat history

6 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.59 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Shalini Mishra
JD(U)
NDA (NDA)
40,21926.6%
2
Santosh Kushwha
RJD
30,99220.5%
3
Ram Sharn Prasad Yadav
LJP
Lok Janshakti Party
18,90412.5%
4
Maheshwar Singh
RLSP
18,57612.3%
5
Dr. Rajesh Kumar
IND
17,72911.7%
6
Rajanish Kumar Pathak
JAPL
7,2174.8%
7
Ravindra Kumar Berwar
IND
3,6352.4%
8
Amrendra Kumar Verma
IND
2,5551.7%
9
Abhay Kumar Singh
BSP
BSP
2,1311.4%
10
Ram Adhar Rai
BNDl
2,0201.3%
11
Rajesh Yadav
IND
1,8771.2%
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NOTA
NOTA
1,4831.0%
13
Azharuddin Khan
JNSNGHDL
9080.6%
14
Brajesh Mishra
HSP
7210.5%
15
Anu Vivek
TPLRSP
6190.4%
16
Ambesh Kumar Yadav
RTJPS
6000.4%
17
Krishna Kumar Jaiswal
RSWD
5810.4%
18
Varun Vijay
IND
5120.3%

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 (122nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.3% · max 42.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
122nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
44th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
101st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 26.6%RJD 20.5%LJP 12.5%RLSP 12.3%IND 11.7%OTH 15.5%NOTA 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/17

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.59 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%

What's nearby?

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