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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 180 · 2020

Bakhtiarpur

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Winner — 2020

ANIRUDDH KUMAR
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 52.2%BJP 40.1%13 others 7.7%
Votes
89,483
52.2% share
Winning margin
20,672
12.1% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
60.4%
of 2,84,192

A clear win with a 12.1% margin.

Seat history

5 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.29 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ANIRUDDH KUMAR
RJD
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
89,48352.2%
2
RANVIJAY SINGH
BJP
NDA
68,81140.1%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,7442.2%
4
VINOD YADAV
RLSP
1,8931.1%
5
SITA DEVI
IND
1,8781.1%
6
RAJU KUMAR SINGH
RSTJLKPS
1,1190.7%
7
SHAMBHU SINGH
IND
1,0350.6%
8
KUNDAN KUMAR
TPLRSP
6390.4%
9
RAMJATAN CHOUDHARY
IND
5880.3%
10
PURUSOTAM KUMAR
JAPL
4810.3%
11
UMESH PANDIT
JKM
4640.3%
12
KRISHNA PRASAD
IND
4120.2%
13
AVANTIKA SINGH
BJKD
3630.2%
14
NARESH KUMAR
ASDHP
3260.2%
15
RANDHIR KUMAR
SPL
2790.2%

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 (155th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.5% · max 39.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
155th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
153rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
111th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 52.2%BJP 40.1%OTH 5.5%NOTA 2.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.29 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

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