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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 239 · 2020

Warsaliganj

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Winner — 2020

Aruna Devi
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 36.5%INC 31.2%9 others 32.3%
Votes
62,451
36.5% share
Winning margin
9,030
5.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
48.8%
of 3,51,015

A clear win with a 5.3% margin.

Seat history

3 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.85 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Aruna Devi
BJP
NDA (NDA)
62,45136.5%
2
Satish Kumar
INC
53,42131.2%
3
Arti Sinha
IND
39,36323.0%
4
Rajendra Prasad
RLSP
4,7552.8%
—
NOTA
NOTA
4,0102.3%
6
Sumit Raj
RJnJnP
2,3821.4%
7
Krishna Deo Chaudhari
BMUP
1,5090.9%
8
Pramod Kumar
IND
1,3900.8%
9
Sanjay Kumar Yadav
JAPL
7420.4%
10
Balmiki Prasad
PPID
6090.4%
11
Ranjeet Yadav
JRJP
4940.3%

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 (231st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
5.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 1.7% · max 52.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
231st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
227th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
85th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 36.5%INC 31.2%IND 23.0%OTH 6.9%NOTA 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.85 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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