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Winner — 2020

Vinay Bihari
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 49.5%RJD 31.1%9 others 19.5%
Votes
77,927
49.5% share
Winning margin
29,004
18.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
61.5%
of 2,56,277

Lauriya is a safe seat — Vinay Bihari won by 18.4%.

Seat history

4 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.25 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Vinay Bihari
NDA (NDA)
77,92749.5%
2
Shambhu Tiwari
48,92331.1%
3
Ran Kaushal Pratap Singh
BSP
17,51511.1%
NOTA
NOTA
3,3682.1%
5
Neelam Singh
IND
1,9061.2%
6
Doctor Mahto
IND
1,5411.0%
7
Ajitesh Kumar
TPLRSP
1,4620.9%
8
Kamlesh Singh
IND
1,3940.9%
9
Sima Devi
JAPL
1,2060.8%
10
Abdul Quyum
JNSNGHDL
1,1650.7%
11
Ranjit Kumar
JDR
1,0880.7%

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

High turnout (15th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
18.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 2.0% · max 58.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
15th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
123rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
181st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.5%RJD 31.1%BSP 11.1%OTH 6.2%NOTA 2.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.25 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,35,042
Density
753 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,228 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population6.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.0%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.8%
Electricity8.1%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated62.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.4%
Health insurance20.0%

What's nearby?

14 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Marcha Chura🏺Ready made Garments
Ashokan column

Ashokan column

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Ashokan column

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Rampart of the fort and ruined fortress (Rampart)

🏛️MonumentASI

Rampart of the fort and ruined fortress (Rampart)

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Rampart of the fort and ruined fortress (Ruined fortress)

🏛️MonumentASI

Rampart of the fort and ruined fortress (Ruined fortress)

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Vadic burial mound

🏛️MonumentASI

Vadic burial mound

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Vedic burial mound

🏛️MonumentASI

Vedic burial mound

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Vedic burial mound

🏛️MonumentASI

Vedic burial mound

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Vedic burial mound

🏛️MonumentASI

Vedic burial mound

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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