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Winner — 2020

ARUN SHANKAR PRASAD
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 44.5%RJD 32.4%21 others 23.1%
Votes
83,161
44.5% share
Winning margin
22,689
12.1% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
61.1%
of 3,05,735

A clear win with a 12.1% margin.

Seat history

9 of 22 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.49 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

23 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARUN SHANKAR PRASAD
NDA (NDA)
83,16144.5%
2
SITARAM YADAV
60,47232.4%
3
BRAJ KISHOR YADAV
JAPL
13,5897.3%
4
AMBIKA PD SINGH
IND
8,3554.5%
5
DILIP KUWAR
IND
3,6892.0%
6
VIRENDRA KUMAR YADAV
SJDD
2,7821.5%
7
AMIT KUMAR MAHTO
IND
2,1741.2%
8
RAM SUFAL YADAV
JMVP
1,4910.8%
9
SYED HASSANUL HAQUE
ASPKR
1,2980.7%
NOTA
NOTA
1,1930.6%
11
NARESH KUMAR SINGH
IND
1,1880.6%
12
HARI BHUSHAN KUMAR
LGJNPSCL
1,0120.5%
13
KUMAR CHAITANY
TPLRSP
1,0040.5%
14
BABLU GUPTA
RPPRINAT
7730.4%
15
RITESH KUMAR MANDAL
PBLBRP
7590.4%
16
DINESH PRASAD SINGH
JNSHKVPD
6820.4%
17
RAJDEV DAS
BHRTSBLP
6720.4%
18
CHANDRAKETU NARAYAN YADAV
JDR
6610.3%
19
RAM KUMAR RAM
BMUP
5930.3%
20
PURUSHOTTAM PRASAD GUPTA
IND
3830.2%
21
RAMNARAYAN THAKUR
IND
3640.2%
22
BRAJESH RAUT
IND
2730.1%
23
PRAMILA DEVI
IND
2690.1%

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

Average turnout (91st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.8% · max 41.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
91st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.33
fewer partiesmore parties
205th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
125th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.5%RJD 32.4%JAPL 7.3%OTH 15.2%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
9/22

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.49 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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