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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 27 · 2020

Bajpatti

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Winner — 2020

MUKESH KUMAR YADAV
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 40.2%JD(U) 38.7%19 others 21.1%
Votes
71,483
40.2% share
Winning margin
2,704
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
55.9%
of 3,18,309

Bajpatti was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 2,704 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

8 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.18 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MUKESH KUMAR YADAV
RJD
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
71,48340.2%
2
DR. RANJU GEETA
JD(U)
NDA
68,77938.7%
3
REKHA KUMARI
RLSP
11,2676.3%
4
MD. INTAKHAB ALAM
LJP
Lok Janshakti Party
6,1833.5%
5
SAIYAD NEYAZ AHAMAD
RUC
3,1911.8%
6
MD. IFTEKHAR
IND
2,0771.2%
7
DEVENDRA JHA
IND
1,9081.1%
8
RAMNIHORA SAH
IND
1,6290.9%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,4410.8%
10
SARVESH THAKUR
NJANP
1,4110.8%
11
MUKESH KUMAR YADAV
IND
1,3320.8%
12
MD. ANISUR RAHAMAN
JAPL
1,2050.7%
13
NAGENDRA MISHRA
IND
1,1320.6%
14
MOHAMMAD AFTAB
BHRTSBLP
9530.5%
15
MOSADRE ALAM KURAISHI
RSSCMJP
7150.4%
16
MD. SHOAIB KHAN
INL
6500.4%
17
PRABODH KUMAR SHARMA
LGJNPSCL
6200.3%
18
SUBODH SAH
IND
5880.3%
19
SHAKIL AHAMAD
NCP
4710.3%
20
BHOLA SAHNI
HSP
4290.2%
21
NARESH SAH
KPOI
3130.2%

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 (152nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.5% · min 0.8% · max 21.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
152nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
124th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
209th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 40.2%JD(U) 38.7%RLSP 6.3%OTH 14.0%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
8/20

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.18 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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