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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 240 · 2020Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 2020

PRAFULL KUMAR MANJHI
HAMS· NDA (NDA)
HAMS 30.7%INC 27.1%14 others 42.2%
Votes
47,061
30.7% share
Winning margin
5,505
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
53.1%
of 2,88,763

A closely fought contest. PRAFULL KUMAR MANJHI won with a 3.6% margin.

Seat history

5 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.95 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRAFULL KUMAR MANJHI
HAMS
NDA (NDA)
47,06130.7%
2
SUDHIR KUMAR @ BANTY CHOUDHRY
INC
41,55627.1%
3
SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSH
IND
18,10511.8%
4
RAVISHANKAR PASWAN
LJP
Lok Janshakti Party
10,7037.0%
5
Er. INDRAJEET PRASAD GUPTA
IND
7,5764.9%
6
NANDLAL RAVIDAS
RLSP
7,2844.8%
7
SINDHU KUMAR PASWAN
IND
4,7243.1%
8
SHIV SHANKAR CHOUDHARY
IND
3,1132.0%
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NOTA
NOTA
3,0142.0%
10
RAMESHWAR PASWAN
IND
2,1531.4%
11
DHARMENDRA PASWAN
IND
2,0251.3%
12
BRAHAMDEO ANAND PASWAN
AMJNMTP
1,7621.1%
13
VISHNU PRIYA
BMUP
1,4340.9%
14
SHIV BALAK PASWAN
PPID
1,0630.7%
15
REWA RAVIDAS
BHRTSBLP
1,0200.7%
16
RAJ KUMAR PASWAN
JTLP
8330.5%

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 (169th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.1% · max 48.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
169th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.84
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
92nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
HAMS 30.7%INC 27.1%IND 11.8%LJP 7.0%OTH 21.5%NOTA 2.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.95 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,60,405
Density
568 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,098 km²
SC population17.2%
ST population4.5%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 86.7%Muslim 12.4%Other 1.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity10.6%
Sanitation14.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.0%
Children underweight (under 5)37.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER75.2%
Women literate48.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.2%
Health insurance14.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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