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Winner — 2020

Prem Shankar Prasad
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 37.0%BJP 30.9%12 others 32.0%
Votes
67,807
37.0% share
Winning margin
11,113
6.1% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
57.7%
of 3,17,459

A clear win with a 6.1% margin.

Seat history

5 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.78 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Prem Shankar Prasad
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
67,80737.0%
2
Mithilesh Tiwari
NDA
56,69430.9%
3
Manjit Kr Singh
IND
43,35423.7%
NOTA
NOTA
4,0972.2%
5
Rajendra Prasad
IND
2,0101.1%
6
Madan Ray
IND
1,6370.9%
7
Bandana Singh
1,1710.6%
8
Suresh Kumar Singh
IND
1,0780.6%
9
Atul Kr. Gautam
TPLRSP
1,0730.6%
10
Uttam Kumar Chauhan
JPS
9430.5%
11
Manoj Kumar Ranjan
IND
9420.5%
12
Ranjeet Singh
IND
8330.5%
13
Mohan Mahto
IND
7890.4%
14
Bhairaw Singh
JSVP
7680.4%

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

Average turnout (109th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 1.1% · max 39.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
109th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
168th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
216th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 37.0%BJP 30.9%IND 23.7%OTH 6.1%NOTA 2.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.78 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,62,012
Density
1260 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,033 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.7%Muslim 17.0%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity16.5%
Sanitation20.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.8%
Women literate63.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.4%
Health insurance12.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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