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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 229 · 2020Reserved (SC)

Bodh Gaya

Winner — 2020

KUMAR SARVJEET
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 41.8%BJP 39.4%16 others 18.8%
Votes
80,926
41.8% share
Winning margin
4,708
2.4% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
61.3%
of 3,15,397

A closely fought contest. KUMAR SARVJEET won with a 2.4% margin.

Seat history

5 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KUMAR SARVJEET
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
80,92641.8%
2
HARI MANJHI
NDA
76,21839.4%
3
AJAY PASWAN
9,3114.8%
4
PRAMILA KUMARI
IND
3,5931.9%
5
SATYENDRA KUMAR
MOSP
3,4381.8%
6
RAVINDRA RAJWANSHI
IND
2,5461.3%
NOTA
NOTA
2,5001.3%
8
SURESH PASWAN
2,1151.1%
9
KAILASH BHUIYAN
APKSP
2,0621.1%
10
SANJAY KUMAR CHOUDHARY
BHULKD
1,9981.0%
11
DILIP KUMAR CHOUDHARY
RJnJnP
1,9191.0%
12
OM PRAKASH PASWAN
IND
1,4830.8%
13
SIMA KUMARI
IND
1,3000.7%
14
VIJAY PASWAN
SaBP
1,2100.6%
15
VIJAY KUMAR CHOUDHARY
JDR
1,0440.5%
16
BED PRAKASH
PPID
7910.4%
17
MAHAVEER MANJHI
BHAIP
5510.3%
18
BINDU VIKASH ATAL
JRJP
4290.2%

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

Average turnout (86th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.4% · max 51.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
86th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
91st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
37th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 41.8%BJP 39.4%OTH 17.5%NOTA 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/17

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.21 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,91,418
Density
883 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,976 km²
SC population30.4%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity16.3%
Sanitation24.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.6%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.4%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate59.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.8%
Clean cooking fuel34.7%
Health insurance9.7%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom/Garments🏺Stone Art🏺Tilkut
Ancient stupa and other remains locally known as Sujata garh

Ancient stupa and other remains locally known as Sujata garh

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient stupa and other remains locally known as Sujata garh

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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