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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 165 · 2020

Munger

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Winner — 2020

PRANAV KUMAR
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 45.7%RJD 45.0%14 others 9.3%
Votes
75,573
45.7% share
Winning margin
1,244
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
48.7%
of 3,39,048

Munger was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 1,244 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

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

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRANAV KUMAR
BJP
NDA (NDA)
75,57345.7%
2
AVINASH KUMAR VIDYARTHI
RJD
74,32945.0%
3
SHALINI KUMARI
IND
4,4972.7%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,0761.9%
5
KANCHAN KUMARI
IND
1,3580.8%
6
SUBODH VERMA
RLSP
1,3250.8%
7
VIKAS KUMAR
IND
1,2920.8%
8
MD MOKIM
NCP
8380.5%
9
MANOJ KUMAR PATEL
BHRTSBLP
6100.4%
10
ROHIT KUMAR
IND
5550.3%
11
JAMUNA LAL SRIVASTAVA
BRRTD
3910.2%
12
ADITYA SINGH MADHUKAR
IND
3740.2%
13
AWADHESH KUMAR YADAV
IND
2850.2%
14
DEVANAND MANDAL
SUCI
2590.2%
15
MOHMMAD FAISAL AHMAD
JAPL
2490.1%
16
SADDAM KHAN
AJPS
2050.1%

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

Low turnout (202nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.8% · max 45.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
202nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
226th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
158th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.7%RJD 45.0%OTH 7.4%NOTA 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.25 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,67,765
Density
964 / km²
Sex ratio
876 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,419 km²
SC population13.4%
ST population1.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.6%Muslim 8.1%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity34.3%
Sanitation38.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.2%
Children fully vaccinated73.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Clean cooking fuel59.4%
Health insurance15.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lemon Grass🏺Mentha

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