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Winner — 2020

MANOJ YADAV
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 40.2%RJD 38.8%14 others 21.0%
Votes
73,589
40.2% share
Winning margin
2,473
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
59.6%
of 3,07,445

Belhar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 2,473 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

2 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.25 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANOJ YADAV
NDA (NDA)
73,58940.2%
2
RAMDEO YADAV
71,11638.8%
3
BRAHMDEV RAY
BSP
6,1273.3%
4
Binod Pandit
IND
5,4633.0%
5
KUMARI ARCHANA
Lok Janshakti Party
5,3122.9%
6
SWATI KUMARI
IND
4,0262.2%
NOTA
NOTA
3,4301.9%
8
SHAILENDRA KUMAR SINGH
3,2421.8%
9
BHOLA PD YADAV
BHRTSBLP
2,2771.2%
10
HEMAN BESRA
IND
2,0891.1%
11
VISHNU LAL MARANDI
APKSP
1,5320.8%
12
NAND KISHORE PANDIT
JP
1,1900.7%
13
KABINDRA PANDIT
1,1800.6%
14
MUNESHWAR PRASAD YADAV
PBLBRP
1,1200.6%
15
AMRIT TANTI
BDlP
8730.5%
16
KUMOD KUMAR
RSTJLKPS
6790.4%

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

Average turnout (66th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 0.8% · max 40.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
66th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
93rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
53rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 40.2%RJD 38.8%OTH 19.2%NOTA 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/15

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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Banka Silk🏷️Katarni RiceGI

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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