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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 188 · 2025Reserved (SC)
Phulwari
Winner — 2025
SHYAM RAJAK
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 49.2%CPI(ML) 36.5%11 others 14.4%
Votes
1,26,470
49.2% share
Winning margin
32,657
12.7% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
66.6%
of 3,86,351
A clear win with a 12.7% margin.
Seat history
3 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHYAM RAJAK | NDA (NDA) | 1,26,470 | 49.2% |
| 2 | GOPAL RAVI DAS | CPI(ML) | 93,813 | 36.5% |
| 3 | SHASHI KANT PRASAD | JANSURAJ | 11,100 | 4.3% |
| 4 | ARUN KUMAR RAJAK | 5,305 | 2.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,844 | 1.9% |
| 6 | PUJA KUMARI | IND | 3,798 | 1.5% |
| 7 | SUKESH KUMAR | IND | 2,928 | 1.1% |
| 8 | SUNIL PASWAN | RASLJP | 2,598 | 1.0% |
| 9 | YUVRAJ KUMAR | 1,591 | 0.6% | |
| 10 | ANIL DAS | IND | 1,333 | 0.5% |
| 11 | MAHESH PASWAN | BHRTLKCHTP | 1,291 | 0.5% |
| 12 | SHRI RAJ PASWAN | PBLBRP | 1,155 | 0.5% |
| 13 | MUKESH KUMAR | RTPP | 908 | 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 (148th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 2.4% · max 50.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
148th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.64
fewer partiesmore parties
97th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
106th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.64EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 49.2%CPI(ML) 36.5%OTH 12.4%NOTA 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.17 Cr
A 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?
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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.