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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 171 · 2020

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Winner — 2020

JITENDRA KUMAR
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 35.8%RJD 27.7%18 others 36.5%
Votes
51,525
35.8% share
Winning margin
11,600
8.1% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
49.5%
of 2,91,267

A clear win with a 8.1% margin.

Seat history

4 of 19 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.55 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JITENDRA KUMAR
JD(U)
NDA (NDA)
51,52535.8%
2
ANIL KUMAR
RJD
39,92527.7%
3
RAMESH KUMAR
LJP
Lok Janshakti Party
21,84415.2%
4
BIPIN KUMAR
IND
9,1346.3%
5
GAURI KUMAR
IND
3,6082.5%
6
AJEET KUMAR
IND
2,4461.7%
7
UDAY SHANKAR KUMAR
IND
2,3911.7%
8
SUSHIL PRASAD
JD(S)
1,7581.2%
9
CHANDRA MAULI PRASAD
IND
1,4321.0%
10
PUNAM KUMARI
TPLRSP
1,3110.9%
11
ANIL KUMAR
BMF
1,2880.9%
12
BALMUKUND PASWAN
IND
1,2590.9%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,1020.8%
14
RAGHUNATH RAM
RTJPS
9570.7%
15
GENORI MOCHI
BMUP
9380.7%
16
DEOKI PASWAN
BRRTD
9170.6%
17
RAJEEV RANJAN
BHRTSBLP
6670.5%
18
SACHINDRA KUMAR
BPL
6370.4%
19
SUJAY KUMAR
RSSCMJP
5620.4%
20
VINITA KUMARI
SHS
4070.3%

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 (236th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 3.5% · max 32.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
236th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.8%
lowerhigher
5th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 35.8%RJD 27.7%LJP 15.2%IND 6.3%OTH 14.3%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/19

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.55 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,77,653
Density
1222 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,355 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.9%
Electricity20.8%
Sanitation30.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated75.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.0%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.0%
Clean cooking fuel41.0%
Health insurance12.8%

What's nearby?

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