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Winner — 2020

Rit lal Ray
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 48.4%BJP 39.9%18 others 11.7%
Votes
89,895
48.4% share
Winning margin
15,924
8.6% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
52.5%
of 3,53,534

A clear win with a 8.6% margin.

Seat history

5 of 19 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.48 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Rit lal Ray
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
89,89548.4%
2
Asha Devi
NDA
73,97139.9%
3
Deepak Kumar
7,7314.2%
NOTA
NOTA
2,3151.3%
5
Ganesh Ray
IND
2,2651.2%
6
Amar Nath Ray
TPLRSP
1,4490.8%
7
Shyam Rajak
IND
1,4220.8%
8
SURAJ Prasad
IND
8660.5%
9
Surendra Prasad
IND
7560.4%
10
Manoj Kumar Sinha
6370.3%
11
SURAJ DEV RAY
BLRP
6340.3%
12
RAMESH KUMAR
IND
5010.3%
13
AMRENDRA KUMAR ANAND
LSSP
4590.3%
14
Ramji Ray
IND
4570.3%
15
DR. SIDHESHWAR PRASAD
BRRTD
4400.2%
16
Rakesh Kumar Ranjan
JKM
4290.2%
17
RAGHUVIR MAHTO
RJBP
3830.2%
18
Shambhu Sharma
LGJNPSCL
3750.2%
19
Vijay Shanker Mishra
BJKD
3040.2%
20
Sonu Kumar
IND
2740.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Low turnout (227th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 1.2% · max 42.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
227th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.15
fewer partiesmore parties
242nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
156th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 48.4%BJP 39.9%OTH 10.5%NOTA 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/19

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.48 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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