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Winner — 2020

SHEELA KUMARI
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 41.3%INC 35.2%14 others 23.5%
Votes
75,116
41.3% share
Winning margin
10,966
6.0% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
56.0%
of 3,25,217

A clear win with a 6.0% margin.

Seat history

4 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.47 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHEELA KUMARI
NDA (NDA)
75,11641.3%
2
KRIPANATH PATHAK
64,15035.2%
3
BINOD KUMAR SINGH
Lok Janshakti Party
10,0885.5%
4
GULAJAR DEVI
IND
4,9392.7%
5
GAURI SHANKAR YADAV
JAPL
4,9162.7%
6
SANJAY KUMAR SINGH URF SAHIL KUMAR SINGH
IND
4,4482.4%
NOTA
NOTA
3,8942.1%
8
RAM KUMAR YADAV
SJDD
2,8311.6%
9
VIJAY KUMAR
IND
2,6171.4%
10
HRIDAY NARAYAN KAMAT
IND
2,1051.2%
11
ASHOK SINGH
NJANP
1,5560.8%
12
PARWEZ ALAM
PECP
1,5040.8%
13
BRAJESH KUMAR KUNWAR
TPLRSP
1,2780.7%
14
RATNESH KUMAR SAHU
PPID
9670.5%
15
SHRIMATI REKHA RANJAN YADAV
IND
9640.5%
16
GANESH YADAV
VPI
6820.4%

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

Average turnout (177th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 3.4% · max 44.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
177th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
74th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
84th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 41.3%INC 35.2%LJP 5.5%OTH 15.8%NOTA 2.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.47 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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