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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 180 · 2025
Bakhtiarpur
Winner — 2025
ARUN KUMAR S/O SATRUGHAN SAO
LJP(RV)· NDA (NDA)
LJP(RV) 45.1%RJD 44.6%8 others 10.3%
Votes
88,520
45.1% share
Winning margin
981
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
65.8%
of 2,98,087
Bakhtiarpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 981 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARUN KUMAR S/O SATRUGHAN SAO | LJP(RV) NDA (NDA) | 88,520 | 45.1% |
| 2 | ANIRUDDH KUMAR | 87,539 | 44.6% | |
| 3 | BALMIKI SINGH | JANSURAJ | 6,581 | 3.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,635 | 1.9% |
| 5 | DEEPAK BHAI PATEL | 2,923 | 1.5% | |
| 6 | SHAMBHU SINGH | IND | 2,876 | 1.5% |
| 7 | ARUN THAKUR | 1,553 | 0.8% | |
| 8 | RAM RATAN PRASAD SINGH | IND | 1,029 | 0.5% |
| 9 | GULSHAN KUMAR YADAV | JJD | 791 | 0.4% |
| 10 | ARUN KUMAR S/O NAGENDRA PRASAD SINGH | IND | 653 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (155th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 0.5% · max 39.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
155th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
153rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
111th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LJP(RV) 45.1%RJD 44.6%OTH 8.4%NOTA 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%
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.