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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 174 · 2020
Islampur
Winner — 2020
Rakesh Kumar Roushan
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 41.6%JD(U) 39.4%16 others 19.0%
Votes
68,088
41.6% share
Winning margin
3,698
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
55.8%
of 2,93,139
A closely fought contest. Rakesh Kumar Roushan won with a 2.3% margin.
Seat history
2 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.96 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rakesh Kumar Roushan | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 68,088 | 41.6% |
| 2 | Chandra Sen Prasad | NDA | 64,390 | 39.4% |
| 3 | Naresh Prasad Singh | Lok Janshakti Party | 8,597 | 5.3% |
| 4 | Mahendra Singh Yadav | IND | 3,750 | 2.3% |
| 5 | Bharat Prasad Singh | 3,719 | 2.3% | |
| 6 | Meena Devi | IND | 3,359 | 2.0% |
| 7 | Shatrudhan Prasad Malakar | SANKISVP | 3,292 | 2.0% |
| 8 | Sameer Kumar | IND | 1,884 | 1.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,044 | 0.6% |
| 10 | Siyasharan Prasad Singh | 984 | 0.6% | |
| 11 | Ajay Kumar | IND | 843 | 0.5% |
| 12 | Vikash Kumar Gaurav | NJP | 827 | 0.5% |
| 13 | Munna Kumar Keshari | 682 | 0.4% | |
| 14 | Dayanand Prasad | TPLRSP | 596 | 0.4% |
| 15 | Ajit Kumar | RTJPS | 461 | 0.3% |
| 16 | Madan Kumar | pms | 398 | 0.2% |
| 17 | Pankaj Kumar | BBMP | 320 | 0.2% |
| 18 | Kumar Pankaj Prasad | BIP | 244 | 0.1% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (201st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 0.8% · max 44.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
201st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
194th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
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51st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 41.6%JD(U) 39.4%LJP 5.3%OTH 13.0%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/17
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.96 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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