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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 155 · 2025
Kahalgaon
Winner — 2025
SHUBHANAND MUKESH
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 51.9%RJD 32.0%12 others 16.1%
Votes
1,30,767
51.9% share
Winning margin
50,112
19.9% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
73.1%
of 3,44,690
Kahalgaon is a safe seat — SHUBHANAND MUKESH won by 19.9%.
Seat history
5 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹4.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHUBHANAND MUKESH | NDA (NDA) | 1,30,767 | 51.9% |
| 2 | RAJNISH BHARTI | 80,655 | 32.0% | |
| 3 | PAWAN KUMAR YADAV | IND | 10,244 | 4.1% |
| 4 | PRAVIN SINGH | 10,083 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | RAMCHANDRA MANDAL | IND | 3,385 | 1.3% |
| 6 | MANJAR ALAM | JANSURAJ | 3,348 | 1.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,249 | 1.3% |
| 8 | RUPAM DEVI | IND | 3,040 | 1.2% |
| 9 | SANJU KUMARI | IND | 1,640 | 0.7% |
| 10 | BHAVESH KUMAR | 1,453 | 0.6% | |
| 11 | NIRMAL KUMAR | AKHDBRYVP | 1,345 | 0.5% |
| 12 | MAHENDRA TANTI | IND | 1,081 | 0.4% |
| 13 | ANUJ KUMAR MANDAL | IND | 931 | 0.4% |
| 14 | OM PRAKASH MANDAL | IND | 762 | 0.3% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (40th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.1% · max 24.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
40th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
176th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 51.9%RJD 32.0%OTH 14.8%NOTA 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹4.11 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,37,766
Density
1182 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.9%Muslim 17.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.2%
Electricity31.0%
Sanitation33.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated66.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.0%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.4%
Clean cooking fuel49.2%
Health insurance16.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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