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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 235 · 2020Reserved (SC)

Rajauli

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Winner — 2020

PRAKASH VEER
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 41.7%BJP 34.2%21 others 24.1%
Votes
69,984
41.7% share
Winning margin
12,593
7.5% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
50.4%
of 3,32,577

A clear win with a 7.5% margin.

Seat history

7 of 22 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

23 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRAKASH VEER
RJD
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
69,98441.7%
2
KANHAIYA KUMAR
BJP
NDA
57,39134.2%
3
ARJUN RAM
IND
14,3948.6%
4
PREMA CHAUDHARY
IND
5,3093.2%
5
BANWARI RAM
IND
3,5062.1%
6
PRITHAVIRAJ BASANT
IND
2,2961.4%
7
RANJIT KUMAR
IND
2,2191.3%
8
BALMIKI RAM
IND
1,9561.2%
9
MITHILESH RAJVANSHI
RLSP
1,5290.9%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,1880.7%
11
CHANDAN KUMAR CHAUDHARY
IND
1,0720.6%
12
RAKESH KUMAR
IND
9260.6%
13
DEEPAK KUMAR
JAPL
9170.6%
14
RABINDRA RAJBANSHI
IND
8160.5%
15
SHYAM SUNDAR KUMAR RAVI
BHRTSBLP
6880.4%
16
SHRAVAN KUMAR
IND
6620.4%
17
DILIP PASWAN
RSPS
5700.3%
18
VISHWANATH TANTI
LOKJANP
5420.3%
19
MOHAN CHAUDHARY
PBLBRP
5000.3%
20
NARESH RAM
SSD
3650.2%
21
PRIYANKA DEVI
MOSP
3340.2%
22
DUSHYANT PASWAN
JMBP
2910.2%
23
DURGA RAJBANSHI
PPID
2800.2%

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

Low turnout (211th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 2.0% · max 21.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
211th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
119th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
76th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 41.7%BJP 34.2%IND 8.6%OTH 14.8%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
7/22

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.21 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,19,146
Density
890 / km²
Sex ratio
939 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,494 km²
SC population25.5%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 88.5%Muslim 11.0%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation22.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.9%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Children underweight (under 5)37.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.4%
Women literate62.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Clean cooking fuel40.7%
Health insurance8.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom🏺Magahi Paan/ Betel Vine

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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