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Winner — 2025

RAHUL KUMAR SINGH
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 40.4%CPI(ML) 39.3%15 others 20.3%
Votes
79,411
40.4% share
Winning margin
2,105
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
60.6%
of 3,24,739

Dumraon was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 2,105 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

3 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.87 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAHUL KUMAR SINGH
NDA (NDA)
79,41140.4%
2
DR. AJIT KUMAR SINGH
CPI(ML)
77,30639.3%
3
DADAN YADAV
11,1275.7%
4
SHIVANG VIJAY SINGH
JANSURAJ
5,2732.7%
5
PRADIP KUMAR SHARAN
SBSP
4,9762.5%
6
HEMLATA
IND
3,9942.0%
NOTA
NOTA
3,0591.6%
8
BHEEM KAMKAR
IND
2,6611.4%
9
MRITYUNJAY KUMAR SINGH
RASLJP
1,7940.9%
10
PRAMILA DEVI
IND
1,0670.5%
11
RAVI PRAKASH SINHA
IND
9950.5%
12
MANTOSH KUMAR GOND
9770.5%
13
RAVISHANKAR RAY
IND
9510.5%
14
UMESH RAM
SANKISVP
9260.5%
15
RAVISHANKAR PRASAD
BGDRPP
8630.4%
16
DINESH SINGH
JJD
8290.4%
17
SUSHIL KUMAR SHARMA
JRJP
4980.3%

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

Low turnout (212th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.3% · max 39.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
212th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
145th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 40.4%CPI(ML) 39.3%BSP 5.7%OTH 13.1%NOTA 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.87 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,06,352
Density
1002 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,703 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population1.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 6.2%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity17.8%
Sanitation24.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.6%
Children underweight (under 5)45.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.2%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance11.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hand Embroidery🏺Mentha🏺Sonachud Rice

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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