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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 163 · 2025
Belhar
Winner — 2025
MANOJ YADAV
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 50.6%RJD 34.3%14 others 15.1%
Votes
1,15,393
50.7% share
Winning margin
37,206
16.3% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
71.3%
of 3,19,717
Belhar is a safe seat — MANOJ YADAV won by 16.3%.
Seat history
4 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.48 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANOJ YADAV | NDA (NDA) | 1,15,393 | 50.7% |
| 2 | CHANAKYA PRAKASH RANJAN | 78,187 | 34.3% | |
| 3 | BRAJ KISHOR PANDIT | JANSURAJ | 7,711 | 3.4% |
| 4 | LALAN PRASAD SINGH | IND | 6,065 | 2.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 5,462 | 2.4% |
| 6 | RAJESH KUMAR PASWAN | IND | 4,451 | 1.9% |
| 7 | MITHAN PRASAD YADAV | IND | 3,038 | 1.3% |
| 8 | AJAY SHARMA | JRJP | 1,445 | 0.6% |
| 9 | MEHAKK ANJUM | IND | 1,433 | 0.6% |
| 10 | UMESH YADAV | IND | 1,243 | 0.6% |
| 11 | MAMTA ROY | IND | 748 | 0.3% |
| 12 | BALESHWAR YADAV | IND | 581 | 0.3% |
| 13 | GIRDHARI PANDIT | 542 | 0.2% | |
| 14 | GIRDHARI KUMAR | IND | 534 | 0.2% |
| 15 | AMRIT TANTI | BDlP | 514 | 0.2% |
| 16 | ASHOK MANDAL | 425 | 0.2% |
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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.
Average turnout (66th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 0.8% · max 40.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
66th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
93rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
53rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 50.7%RJD 34.3%OTH 12.6%NOTA 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.48 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%
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
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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.