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Winner — 2020

SANJAY KUMAR GUPTA
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 35.7%JD(U) 25.9%14 others 38.4%
Votes
49,682
35.7% share
Winning margin
13,685
9.8% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
52.3%
of 2,65,949

A clear win with a 9.8% margin.

Seat history

5 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.71 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SANJAY KUMAR GUPTA
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
49,68235.7%
2
SUNITA SINGH CHAUHAN
NDA
35,99725.9%
3
THAKUR DHARMENDRA SINGH
18,99913.7%
4
MD NASIR AHMAD
Lok Janshakti Party
10,6877.7%
NOTA
NOTA
4,2183.0%
6
MAHANT NARENDRA DAS MAHATYAGI
IND
3,2662.4%
7
LALBABU SAH
IND
3,1492.3%
8
SUBODH KUMAR RAY
JAPL
2,4871.8%
9
BALRAM KUMAR
BPL
2,2051.6%
10
VANDANA KUMARI
IND
2,0941.5%
11
SURESH BAITHA
IND
1,5041.1%
12
SHRI RAM RAY
RPPRINAT
1,1040.8%
13
PAPPU SAH
IND
1,0170.7%
14
AMAR SINGH
RSTJLKPS
9770.7%
15
RAKESH KUMAR SINGH
TPLRSP
9120.7%
16
SHAMIM ALAM
8290.6%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (89th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.4% · max 58.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
89th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.12
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.3%
lowerhigher
15th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 35.7%JD(U) 25.9%RLSP 13.7%LJP 7.7%OTH 14.0%NOTA 3.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.71 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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