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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 168 · 2020

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Winner — 2020

VIJAY KUMAR SINHA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 38.2%INC 32.8%17 others 29.0%
Votes
74,212
38.2% share
Winning margin
10,483
5.4% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
52.8%
of 3,68,106

A clear win with a 5.4% margin.

Seat history

5 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.55 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VIJAY KUMAR SINHA
BJP
NDA (NDA)
74,21238.2%
2
AMARESH KUMAR
INC
63,72932.8%
3
SUJEET KUMAR S/O- BALMIKI SINGH
IND
11,5706.0%
4
FULENA SINGH
IND
10,9385.6%
5
KUMARI BABITA
IND
4,9222.5%
6
RAJIV RANJAN KUMAR RAI
BSP
BSP
4,0852.1%
7
SUJIT KUMAR S/O- SUDHIR KUMAR SINGH
IND
4,0212.1%
8
VIJAY PRASAD SINGH
IND
3,8592.0%
9
VIMAL KUMAR
JAPL
3,0951.6%
10
RAJENDRA PRASAD SAHU
IND
2,4261.3%
11
SUDHIR KUMAR
IND
2,3311.2%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,0581.1%
13
VIJAY RAM
AJPR
1,7820.9%
14
VIJAY KUMAR
IND
1,2590.7%
15
RAKESH KUMAR
IND
1,0790.6%
16
MURARI KUMAR ALIAS MURARI KUMAR HARSH
IND
9440.5%
17
SUNIL KUMAR
IND
6980.4%
18
BHARATH MAHTO
IND
6920.4%
19
PRANAY KUMAR
IND
5890.3%

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

Average turnout (185th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
5.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 0.6% · max 45.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
185th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
139th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
58th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 38.2%INC 32.8%IND 6.0%IND 5.6%OTH 16.4%NOTA 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/18

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.55 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,00,912
Density
815 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,228 km²
SC population15.3%
ST population0.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.8%
Electricity27.1%
Sanitation31.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.8%
Children fully vaccinated68.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.6%
Women literate57.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.1%
Clean cooking fuel42.6%
Health insurance15.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.

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