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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 222 · 2020Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 2020

RAJESH KUMAR
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
INC 36.6%HAMS 24.6%13 others 38.8%
Votes
50,822
36.6% share
Winning margin
16,653
12.0% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
52.0%
of 2,66,974

A clear win with a 12.0% margin.

Seat history

5 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.15 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJESH KUMAR
INC
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
50,82236.6%
2
SHARWAN BHUIYA
HAMS
34,16924.6%
3
LALAN RAM
IND
20,43314.7%
4
SARUN PASWAN
LJP
Lok Janshakti Party
11,8008.5%
5
KRISHNA RAM
BSP
BSP
3,9972.9%
6
SATEYENDRA RAM
IND
2,8632.1%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,5861.9%
8
HARIKRISHNA PASWAN
BMUP
2,3041.7%
9
VIKESH PASWAN
IND
2,1341.5%
10
RANJEET SAGAR
IND
1,7961.3%
11
ANIL KUMAR
JAPL
1,6821.2%
12
VIKASH KUMAR PASWAN
BaSaPa
1,2890.9%
13
YUGESH RAM
BMF
1,0580.8%
14
SHAILESH RAHI
AHFBK
1,0060.7%
15
NAGENDRA PRASAD
IND
8860.6%

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 (182nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.6% · max 26.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
182nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
89th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
152nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.6%HAMS 24.6%IND 14.7%LJP 8.5%OTH 13.7%NOTA 1.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.15 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,40,073
Density
769 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,305 km²
SC population24.1%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation21.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.5%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)48.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance15.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lemon Grass🏺Strawberry

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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