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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 166 · 2020

Jamalpur

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Winner — 2020

AJAY KUMAR SINGH
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
INC 37.7%JD(U) 34.7%18 others 27.6%
Votes
57,196
37.6% share
Winning margin
4,432
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
46.6%
of 3,25,933

A closely fought contest. AJAY KUMAR SINGH won with a 2.9% margin.

Seat history

6 of 19 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.09 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AJAY KUMAR SINGH
INC
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
57,19637.6%
2
SHAILESH KUMAR
JD(U)
NDA
52,76434.7%
3
DURGESH KUMAR SINGH
LJP
Lok Janshakti Party
14,6439.6%
4
SUBODH TANTI
BSP
BSP
4,3832.9%
5
PANKAJ KUMAR
IND
3,2812.2%
6
DOLLY KUMARI
IND
2,6501.7%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,0721.4%
8
PAPPU YADAV
IND
1,8821.2%
9
MAHESH YADAV
JAPL
1,8401.2%
10
DHIRENDRA KUMAR
IND
1,8111.2%
11
KAMESHWAR RAM
SUCI
1,4771.0%
12
DEEPAK KUMAR RAUT
IND
1,4521.0%
13
GOPAL KUMAR TANTI
IND
1,1540.8%
14
INDRA DEO DAS
NCP
1,0250.7%
15
PRIYA RAI
IND
9070.6%
16
RAJ KUMAR RAY
IND
9070.6%
17
MANGAL KUMAR
JP
6710.4%
18
KAPILADEO MANDAL
IND
6610.4%
19
PANCHANAND SINGH
JTLP
6130.4%
20
RINKU PASWAN
BJKD
5210.3%

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

Low turnout (207th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 2.4% · max 43.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
207th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.01
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
225th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.6%JD(U) 34.7%LJP 9.6%OTH 16.6%NOTA 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/19

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.09 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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