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Winner — 2025

RAJ KUMAR RAY
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 44.4%RJD 40.6%10 others 15.0%
Votes
90,961
44.4% share
Winning margin
7,914
3.9% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
70.7%
of 2,89,760

A closely fought contest. RAJ KUMAR RAY won with a 3.9% margin.

Seat history

3 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.50 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJ KUMAR RAY
NDA (NDA)
90,96144.4%
2
MALA PUSHPAM
83,04740.6%
3
INDU DEVI
JANSURAJ
9,5534.7%
4
MANOJ MUKHIYA
IND
4,6732.3%
NOTA
NOTA
4,0132.0%
6
FULO SAHNI
IND
3,2941.6%
7
MANMOHAN KUMAR
2,1271.0%
8
BIBHA DEVI
1,7230.8%
9
CHANDRA MOHAN KUMAR
JRJP
1,4670.7%
10
SWETANK ANAND
IND
1,3490.7%
11
ASHWINI KUMAR
TPLRSP
1,2820.6%
12
IMTIYAZ ALAM RAMZAN ALI SHAIKH
SP(I)
1,2230.6%

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

Average turnout (75th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.9% · min 2.8% · max 40.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
75th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
93rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 44.4%RJD 40.6%OTH 13.0%NOTA 2.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.50 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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