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Winner — 2020

Bijay Singh
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 44.7%RJD 39.0%13 others 16.3%
Votes
81,752
44.7% share
Winning margin
10,438
5.7% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
67.2%
of 2,71,982

A clear win with a 5.7% margin.

Seat history

5 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.31 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Bijay Singh
NDA (NDA)
81,75244.7%
2
Neeraj Kumar
71,31439.0%
3
Bibhash Chandra Choudhary
Lok Janshakti Party
7,9204.3%
4
Rakesh Kumar Raushan
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (unaligned)
6,5983.6%
NOTA
NOTA
3,6522.0%
6
Srikant Mandal
IND
1,9431.1%
7
Md. Parvez Alam
LJD
1,5940.9%
8
Kavindra Kumar Paul
BHRTSBLP
1,3580.7%
9
Md. Babar
IND
1,3090.7%
10
Tanuja Khatoon
TPLRSP
1,1720.6%
11
Md. Shamsad Alam
1,0830.6%
12
Nasim akhtar
1,0760.6%
13
MD. Saghir Alam
JANADIP
1,0490.6%
14
Shailesh kumar singh
PPID
5640.3%
15
Lal krishna prasad
APKSP
4670.3%

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

High turnout (2nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 4.8% · max 35.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
2nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
147th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
169th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 44.7%RJD 39.0%OTH 14.3%NOTA 2.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.31 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?

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