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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 25 · 2020

Parihar

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Winner — 2020

Gaytri Devi
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 42.5%RJD 41.6%12 others 15.9%
Votes
73,420
42.5% share
Winning margin
1,569
0.9% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
54.4%
of 3,17,508

Parihar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.9% — fewer than 1,569 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

2 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.42 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Gaytri Devi
BJP
NDA (NDA)
73,42042.5%
2
Ritu Kumar
RJD
71,85141.6%
3
Amjad Hussain Anwar
RLSP
9,9685.8%
4
Sarita Yadav
JAPL
4,1642.4%
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NOTA
NOTA
3,5902.1%
6
Jay Kumar
IND
1,9931.1%
7
Bhushan Prasad
IND
1,5870.9%
8
Abdul Shalik
JAC
1,4920.9%
9
Surendra Panjiyar
RJBP
1,3600.8%
10
Chandrabhushan Kumar
IND
9510.6%
11
Ganesh Sah
IND
7480.4%
12
Mohammad
JDR
7270.4%
13
Chandan Kumar
BHRTSBLP
4660.3%
14
Nitish Kumar
INL
3460.2%

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

Average turnout (167th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.8% · max 39.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
167th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.27
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
196th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 42.5%RJD 41.6%RLSP 5.8%OTH 8.0%NOTA 2.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.42 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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