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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 214 · 2020
Arwal
Winner — 2020
Maha Nand Singh
CPI(ML)(L)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
CPI(ML)(L) 47.2%BJP 33.4%22 others 19.4%
Votes
68,286
47.2% share
Winning margin
19,950
13.8% of votes
Total candidates
23
Turnout
56.0%
of 2,58,687
A clear win with a 13.8% margin.
Seat history
7 of 23 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.35 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
24 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maha Nand Singh | CPI(ML)(L) Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 68,286 | 47.2% |
| 2 | Dipak Kumar Sharma | NDA | 48,336 | 33.4% |
| 3 | Subhash Chandra Yadav | 7,941 | 5.5% | |
| 4 | Mohan Kumar | JP | 2,594 | 1.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,372 | 1.6% |
| 6 | Ajay Kumar | IND | 2,342 | 1.6% |
| 7 | Anita Kumari | IND | 1,498 | 1.0% |
| 8 | Vimala Kumari | BHRTSBLP | 1,337 | 0.9% |
| 9 | Abhishek Ranjan | JAPL | 1,309 | 0.9% |
| 10 | Krishna Kishore | 945 | 0.7% | |
| 11 | Anil Kumar Pandit | RSWD | 911 | 0.6% |
| 12 | Sikandar Kumar | JRJP | 911 | 0.6% |
| 13 | Shah Imran Ahmad | IND | 812 | 0.6% |
| 14 | Subhash Sharma | APKSP | 792 | 0.6% |
| 15 | Kameshwar Thakur | BMUP | 652 | 0.5% |
| 16 | Sanjay Kumar | AHFBK | 636 | 0.4% |
| 17 | Gorakh Rajwar | IND | 530 | 0.4% |
| 18 | Aunrag Kumar | PPID | 500 | 0.3% |
| 19 | Vimlesh Kumar | pms | 466 | 0.3% |
| 20 | Bhim Paswan | IND | 444 | 0.3% |
| 21 | Md Shabbir Alam | BHULKD | 363 | 0.3% |
| 22 | Kumar Gaurav | IND | 263 | 0.2% |
| 23 | Vikash Kumar | IND | 260 | 0.2% |
| 24 | Shashi Bhushan Sinha | IND | 240 | 0.2% |
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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.
Average turnout (181st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 4.4% · max 35.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
181st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
83rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
228th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI(ML)(L) 47.2%BJP 33.4%RLSP 5.5%OTH 12.3%NOTA 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
7/23
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.35 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,00,843
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
638 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.5%Muslim 9.2%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.4%
Electricity1.9%
Sanitation23.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.2%
Children fully vaccinated84.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Children underweight (under 5)52.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.9%
Women literate62.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.5%
Clean cooking fuel29.3%
Health insurance15.6%
What's nearby?
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