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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 49 · 2020
Araria
Winner — 2020
ABIDUR RAHMAN
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
INC 54.8%JD(U) 29.3%11 others 15.8%
Votes
1,03,054
54.8% share
Winning margin
47,936
25.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
58.9%
of 3,18,978
Araria is a safe seat — ABIDUR RAHMAN won by 25.5%.
Seat history
6 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.27 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABIDUR RAHMAN | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 1,03,054 | 54.8% |
| 2 | SHAGUFTA AZIM | NDA | 55,118 | 29.3% |
| 3 | MD. RASHID ANWER | All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (unaligned) | 8,924 | 4.8% |
| 4 | CHANDRA SHEKHAR SINGH BABAN | Lok Janshakti Party | 8,203 | 4.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,425 | 2.4% |
| 6 | AMIT ANAND JHA | TPLRSP | 1,802 | 1.0% |
| 7 | BECHAN PASWAN | IND | 1,456 | 0.8% |
| 8 | RAJA BABU | IND | 1,279 | 0.7% |
| 9 | ASHISH KUMAR BHARDWAJ | IND | 1,012 | 0.5% |
| 10 | MD. MOUSTAQ ALAM | APKSP | 751 | 0.4% |
| 11 | QAMRUL HODA | 717 | 0.4% | |
| 12 | JAWWAD ALAM | IND | 645 | 0.3% |
| 13 | MD. IMTIYAZ | RJBP | 522 | 0.3% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (53rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe25.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.7% · min 0.6% · max 59.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
53rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.35
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
154th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.8%JD(U) 29.3%OTH 13.5%NOTA 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
6/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.27 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,11,569
Density
993 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,830 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population1.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.7%Muslim 43.0%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity7.7%
Sanitation9.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.2%
Children fully vaccinated61.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Children underweight (under 5)47.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.9%
Women literate43.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel15.2%
Health insurance19.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.