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Winner — 2020

ALI ASHRAF SIDDIQUI
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 40.4%JD(U) 36.4%17 others 23.1%
Votes
78,832
40.4% share
Winning margin
7,756
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
59.8%
of 3,26,124

A closely fought contest. ALI ASHRAF SIDDIQUI won with a 4.0% margin.

Seat history

5 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.27 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ALI ASHRAF SIDDIQUI
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
78,83240.4%
2
LAKSHMI KANT MANDAL
NDA
71,07636.4%
3
AMAR NATH PRASAD @ AMAR SINGH KUSHWAHA
Lok Janshakti Party
14,7157.5%
4
ASHOK KUMAR
BSP
9,6595.0%
5
GOURI SHANKAR SINGH
IND
2,3721.2%
6
AJAY KUMAR MANDAL
BPL
2,3191.2%
7
BHUNESHWAR MANDAL
IND
2,2991.2%
8
BRAHAMDEV PASWAN
IND
2,1621.1%
9
ANUJ KUMAR
IND
2,0781.1%
10
NAROTTAM SRIVASTAVA
IND
1,5270.8%
NOTA
NOTA
1,2010.6%
12
SHAILENDRA KUMAR
IND
1,1830.6%
13
SANJAY KUMAR
IND
1,1110.6%
14
MOHAMMAD AKBAR ALI
1,0870.6%
15
GAUTAM PANJIYARA
RTMNSWP
9330.5%
16
KUMARI ASHA
TPLRSP
7390.4%
17
SHIV SHANKAR SHARMA
LGJNPSCL
6950.4%
18
ZAFAR MUSTAFA
JAPL
6600.3%
19
PAWAN KUMAR SAH
BJKD
4160.2%

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

Average turnout (62nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.1% · max 54.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
62nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
117th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
74th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 40.4%JD(U) 36.4%LJP 7.5%OTH 15.0%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/18

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.27 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,37,766
Density
1182 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population2.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.9%Muslim 17.7%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.2%
Electricity31.0%
Sanitation33.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated66.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.0%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.4%
Clean cooking fuel49.2%
Health insurance16.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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