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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 26 · 2020

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Winner — 2020

DILIP RAY
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 38.6%RJD 33.5%15 others 27.8%
Votes
67,193
38.6% share
Winning margin
8,876
5.1% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
54.0%
of 3,22,038

A clear win with a 5.1% margin.

Seat history

5 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.43 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DILIP RAY
JD(U)
NDA (NDA)
67,19338.6%
2
SAYED ABU DOJANA
RJD
58,31733.5%
3
AMIT CHOUDHARI
LJP
Lok Janshakti Party
20,28111.7%
4
PAPPU KUMAR CHOUDHARY
IND
6,7343.9%
5
KAMESHWAR THAKUR
IND
3,9532.3%
6
SONIYA DEVI
IND
3,1051.8%
7
NAVAL KISHORE RAUT
SJDD
2,3301.3%
8
GOBIND THAKUR
BPL
2,1791.3%
9
MANOJ PURBEY
RPI
1,9841.1%
10
ANUPAM KUMARI
RJnJnP
1,8041.0%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,6130.9%
12
FEKAN MANDAL
VPI
1,1930.7%
13
SUNIL KUMAR
BGMP
1,0290.6%
14
BHOGENDRA KUMAR
KSLJNP
7030.4%
15
UMESH RAY
BMUP
5610.3%
16
MD. FAISAL AHAMAD
INL
5450.3%
17
KRISHNA KUMAR JHA
PBI
4060.2%

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 (154th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 1.0% · max 36.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
154th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
144th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
151st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 38.6%RJD 33.5%LJP 11.7%OTH 15.2%NOTA 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.43 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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