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Sikta

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Winner — 2020

BIRENDRA PRASAD GUPTA
CPI(ML)(L)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
CPI(ML)(L) 28.9%IND 27.5%15 others 43.6%
Votes
49,075
28.9% share
Winning margin
2,302
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
62.0%
of 2,74,502

Sikta was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 2,302 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

4 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.99 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BIRENDRA PRASAD GUPTA
CPI(ML)(L)
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
49,07528.9%
2
DILIP VARMA
IND
46,77327.5%
3
KHURSHID FIROZ AHMAD
JD(U)
NDA
35,79821.1%
4
RIJABANULLAH ALIAS RIZWAN RIYAZI
AIMIM
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (unaligned)
8,5195.0%
5
VINAY KUMAR YADAV
IND
4,1602.5%
6
AKHILESHWAR PRASAD ALIAS JHUNU
BYPP
3,3121.9%
7
WASI AHMAD
IND
2,6861.6%
8
HARDEV RAM
IND
2,5881.5%
9
GHAUSUL AZAM
IND
2,4611.4%
10
RAJESH PASWAN
PPID
2,3621.4%
11
TAMNNA KHATUN
TPLRSP
2,2371.3%
12
MAINUDDIN ALAM
NCP
2,0231.2%
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NOTA
NOTA
2,0221.2%
14
RAMJEE PRASAD
IND
1,7461.0%
15
MALKHAN SINGH
JAC
1,6130.9%
16
SANDEEP PATEL
JANADIP
1,3930.8%
17
AASMA KHATOON
JNSNGHDL
1,3090.8%

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 (18th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 0.4% · max 33.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
18th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.30
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
72nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI(ML)(L) 28.9%IND 27.5%JD(U) 21.1%AIMIM 5.0%OTH 16.4%NOTA 1.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.99 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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