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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 160 · 2025Reserved (SC)

Dhoraiya

Winner — 2025

MANISH KUMAR
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 51.2%RJD 41.0%7 others 7.8%
Votes
1,13,011
51.2% share
Winning margin
22,426
10.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
71.8%
of 3,07,230

A clear win with a 10.2% margin.

Seat history

4 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.54 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANISH KUMAR
NDA (NDA)
1,13,01151.2%
2
TRIBHUWAN PRASAD
90,58541.0%
3
SUMAN PASWAN
JANSURAJ
6,2842.9%
NOTA
NOTA
3,0251.4%
5
ARUN KUMAR DAS
1,8660.8%
6
ASHOK DAS
IND
1,7970.8%
7
JETHU DAS
RJBP
1,7540.8%
8
JITENDRA KUMAR
RASLJP
1,2310.6%
9
RAJNISH KUMAR
IND
1,1400.5%

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

Average turnout (57th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.1% · max 25.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
57th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
213th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
166th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 51.2%RJD 41.0%OTH 6.4%NOTA 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.54 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,34,763
Density
674 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,020 km²
SC population12.2%
ST population4.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 12.3%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.0%
Electricity16.4%
Sanitation12.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.3%
Health insurance13.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Banka Silk🏷️Katarni RiceGI

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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