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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 160 · 2020Reserved (SC)
Dhuraiya
Winner — 2020
Bhudeo Choudhary
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 43.7%JD(U) 42.2%10 others 14.0%
Votes
78,646
43.7% share
Winning margin
2,687
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
60.6%
of 2,96,749
Dhuraiya was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 2,687 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.25 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhudeo Choudhary | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 78,646 | 43.7% |
| 2 | Manish Kumar | NDA | 75,959 | 42.2% |
| 3 | Dipak Kumar Paswan | Lok Janshakti Party | 4,081 | 2.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,231 | 1.8% |
| 5 | Shiv Shankar | 3,147 | 1.8% | |
| 6 | Ranjeet Sharma | IND | 3,108 | 1.7% |
| 7 | Prof. Bilkshan Ravidas | JAPL | 2,948 | 1.6% |
| 8 | Puja Devi | IND | 2,252 | 1.3% |
| 9 | Sadanand Tanti | IND | 2,244 | 1.3% |
| 10 | Mritunjay Kumar Ray | VCSMP | 1,811 | 1.0% |
| 11 | Ashok Das | 1,550 | 0.9% | |
| 12 | Amod Harijan | BDlP | 845 | 0.5% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (57th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.1% · max 25.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
57th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
213th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
166th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 43.7%JD(U) 42.2%OTH 12.2%NOTA 1.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.25 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,34,763
Density
674 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,020 km²
SC population12.2%
ST population4.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 12.3%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.0%
Electricity16.4%
Sanitation12.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.3%
Health insurance13.6%
What's nearby?
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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.