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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 65 · 2020

Balrampur

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Winner — 2020

MAHBOOB ALAM
CPI(ML)(L)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
CPI(ML)(L) 51.1%VSIP 24.9%13 others 24.0%
Votes
1,04,489
51.1% share
Winning margin
53,597
26.2% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
61.3%
of 3,33,492

Balrampur is a safe seat — MAHBOOB ALAM won by 26.2%.

Seat history

7 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.30 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHBOOB ALAM
CPI(ML)(L)
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
1,04,48951.1%
2
BARUN KUMAR JHA
VSIP
50,89224.9%
3
SANGITA DEVI
LJP
Lok Janshakti Party
8,9494.4%
4
MD. ZINNAH
IND
7,8783.9%
—
NOTA
NOTA
5,1662.5%
6
AZAD KHAN
RaJPa
4,7472.3%
7
JAGANNATH DAS
IND
4,0902.0%
8
KHAWAJA BAHAUDDIN AHMED
NCP
3,4431.7%
9
MUNOVAR HUSAIN
SDPI
3,2541.6%
10
MD. SHAMIM AKHTAR
PPID
3,0721.5%
11
SAKIR ALAM
BMUP
2,8721.4%
12
TANWEER SHAMSI
IND
2,0411.0%
13
SUNIL CHAUDHARY
IND
1,5600.8%
14
MD. FAKHRUDDIN
JD(S)
1,1600.6%
15
MD. NOOR ALAM
PECP
8260.4%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (9th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
26.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 0.1% · max 40.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
9th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.98
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
195th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.98EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI(ML)(L) 51.1%VSIP 24.9%OTH 21.4%NOTA 2.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
7/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.30 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,71,029
Density
1005 / km²
Sex ratio
919 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,057 km²
SC population8.6%
ST population5.9%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 54.9%Muslim 44.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.3%
Electricity9.9%
Sanitation17.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.9%
Children fully vaccinated73.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.9%
Children underweight (under 5)48.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.4%
Women literate49.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel16.9%
Health insurance8.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
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Bahin Zamindar bari

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