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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 209 · 2025
Kargahar
Winner — 2025
BASHISTH SINGH
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 42.1%BSP 25.9%11 others 32.0%
Votes
92,485
42.1% share
Winning margin
35,676
16.3% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
66.2%
of 3,31,884
Kargahar is a safe seat — BASHISTH SINGH won by 16.3%.
Seat history
0 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹2.00 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BASHISTH SINGH | NDA (NDA) | 92,485 | 42.1% |
| 2 | UDAY PRATAP SINGH | 56,809 | 25.9% | |
| 3 | SANTOSH KUMAR MISHRA | 39,333 | 17.9% | |
| 4 | RITESH RANJAN | JANSURAJ | 16,298 | 7.4% |
| 5 | SHIV KUMAR SINGH | IND | 3,097 | 1.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,013 | 1.4% |
| 7 | GOVARDHAN SINGH | IND | 2,499 | 1.1% |
| 8 | MAHENDRA PRASAD GUPTA | 2,362 | 1.1% | |
| 9 | RAMSUNDAR PAL | IND | 1,190 | 0.5% |
| 10 | MANTU KUMAR | LKSHPLK | 792 | 0.4% |
| 11 | AMIT KUMAR | RSTRSNTP | 760 | 0.3% |
| 12 | DEEPAK KUMAR | IND | 468 | 0.2% |
| 13 | RAMESAR NONIYA | RJBP | 458 | 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 (150th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.8% · max 30.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
150th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.54
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
164th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 42.1%BSP 25.9%INC 17.9%JANSURAJ 7.4%OTH 5.3%NOTA 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹2.00 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,59,918
Density
763 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,881 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population1.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.4%Muslim 10.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity25.2%
Sanitation28.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)48.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.9%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance17.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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