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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 24 · 2020Reserved (SC)

Bathnaha

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Winner — 2020

ANIL KUMAR
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 54.2%INC 26.8%13 others 19.1%
Votes
92,648
54.1% share
Winning margin
46,818
27.4% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
55.7%
of 3,07,230

Bathnaha is a safe seat — ANIL KUMAR won by 27.4%.

Seat history

5 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ANIL KUMAR
BJP
NDA (NDA)
92,64854.1%
2
SANJAY RAM
INC
45,83026.8%
3
CHANDRIKA PASWAN
RLSP
15,3229.0%
—
NOTA
NOTA
5,2403.1%
5
VIJAY KUMAR BAITHA
IND
2,8901.7%
6
LALU DAS
IND
2,4821.4%
7
RAMPHL SADA
IND
1,8651.1%
8
KUNKUN MANJHI
PPID
9530.6%
9
KUMAR PURUSHOTTAM
IND
6390.4%
10
SHIV MANGAL PASWAN
BMUP
6290.4%
11
RAJESH PASWAN
RJBP
6230.4%
12
ANITA DEVI
IND
5800.3%
13
VIJAY PASWAN
KPOI
4690.3%
14
RAVI RANJAN PASWAN
JP
4630.3%
15
SHANKAR KUMAR PASWAN
RSTJLKPS
4600.3%

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

Average turnout (124th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
27.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 21.8% · min 7.2% · max 55.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
124th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
228th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
119th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 54.1%INC 26.8%RLSP 9.0%OTH 7.0%NOTA 3.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.11 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,23,574
Density
1492 / km²
Sex ratio
899 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,294 km²
SC population11.8%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.1%Muslim 21.6%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation20.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate51.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.8%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance20.7%

What's nearby?

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