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Winner — 2020

RAJESH KUMAR GUPTA
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 46.5%JD(U) 31.8%19 others 21.7%
Votes
83,303
46.5% share
Winning margin
26,423
14.8% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
51.1%
of 3,50,097

A clear win with a 14.8% margin.

Seat history

6 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.00 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJESH KUMAR GUPTA
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
83,30346.5%
2
ASHOK KUMAR
NDA
56,88031.8%
3
RAMESHWAR PRASAD
Lok Janshakti Party
21,42612.0%
4
MUNESHWAR GUPTA
IND
2,4631.4%
5
DEEN DAYAL SINGH
IND
2,1781.2%
6
SATYANAND KUMAR
IND
1,6910.9%
7
AMLA TRIPATHI
IND
1,4760.8%
8
UDAY AMAR SINGH
IND
1,4150.8%
9
ASHUTOSH SINGH
1,0950.6%
NOTA
NOTA
1,0930.6%
11
RAJIV RANJAN TUTUL
BHRTSBLP
8680.5%
12
AJAY KUMAR SINGH
SANVP
7000.4%
13
YAMUNA CHOUDHARY
AIMF
6340.3%
14
SATYENDRA KUMAR SATYA
IND
6160.3%
15
BADAL KUMAR
BMUP
5750.3%
16
RAM SAGAR DWIVEDY
IND
4900.3%
17
LAKSHMI DEVI
PSS
4600.3%
18
URMILA KUER
IND
4300.2%
19
JAGTENDU KUMAR
RSWD
4110.2%
20
ARVIND SINGH
RSMD
4080.2%
21
ARUN KUMAR
HSP
3810.2%

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

Low turnout (196th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 0.4% · max 49.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
196th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.79
fewer partiesmore parties
67th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
240th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 46.5%JD(U) 31.8%LJP 12.0%OTH 9.1%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/20

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.00 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,59,918
Density
763 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,881 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population1.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.4%Muslim 10.2%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity25.2%
Sanitation28.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)48.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.9%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance17.2%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Menthol🏺Sonachud Rice🏺Tomato
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Ashoka inscription on the Chandan shahid hill

🏛️MonumentASI

Ashoka inscription on the Chandan shahid hill

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Three rock incriptions adjasent to Tara Chandi temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Three rock incriptions adjasent to Tara Chandi temple

Tomb of Hasan Sur Shah

Tomb of Hasan Sur Shah

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Hasan Sur Shah

Tomb of Sher Shah Suri

Tomb of Sher Shah Suri

🏛️MonumentASI

Tomb of Sher Shah Suri

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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