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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 78 · 2020Reserved (SC)

Kusheshwar Asthan

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Winner — 2020

SHASHIBHUSHAN HAJARI
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 39.6%INC 34.3%14 others 26.2%
Votes
53,980
39.5% share
Winning margin
7,222
5.3% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
54.4%
of 2,50,786

A clear win with a 5.3% margin.

Seat history

3 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.15 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHASHIBHUSHAN HAJARI
JD(U)
NDA (NDA)
53,98039.5%
2
Dr. ASHOK KUMAR
INC
46,75834.3%
3
POONAM KUMARI
LJP
Lok Janshakti Party
13,3629.8%
4
KAMESHWAR RAM
IND
3,8642.8%
5
YOGI CHAUPAL
IND
3,4892.6%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,1422.3%
7
LAL MOHAR SADA
LGJNPSCL
2,1171.6%
8
LAXMI PASWAN
RLSP
2,0601.5%
9
MURARI PASWAN
JAPL
1,8051.3%
10
GANESH KUMAR
IND
1,3921.0%
11
RENU RAJ
RJPD
1,1520.8%
12
ABDHESH PASWAN
SatBP
8770.6%
13
ANAND KUMAR
RJKPS
7380.5%
14
DROPADI DEVI
MZEKP
6840.5%
15
CHAND DEVI
WAP
5900.4%
16
JAY JAY RAM
AJPR
4710.3%

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

Average turnout (189th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 1.8% · max 30.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
189th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
81st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.9%
lowerhigher
3rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 39.5%INC 34.3%LJP 9.8%OTH 14.1%NOTA 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.15 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,37,385
Density
1728 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,279 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.3%Muslim 22.4%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation25.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.9%
Children fully vaccinated66.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate49.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance25.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta

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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