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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 213 · 2025
Karakat
Winner — 2025
ARUN SINGH (VILL-AJNAP TOLA)
CPI(ML)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
CPI(ML) 37.4%JD(U) 36.0%12 others 26.5%
Votes
74,157
37.5% share
Winning margin
2,836
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
59.4%
of 3,33,262
Karakat was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 2,836 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.32 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARUN SINGH (VILL-AJNAP TOLA) | CPI(ML) Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 74,157 | 37.5% |
| 2 | MAHABALI SINGH | 71,321 | 36.1% | |
| 3 | JYOTI SINGH | IND | 23,469 | 11.9% |
| 4 | YOGENDRA SINGH | JANSURAJ | 7,503 | 3.8% |
| 5 | BANDANA RAJ | 7,377 | 3.7% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 5,765 | 2.9% |
| 7 | BANSHIDHAR SINGH | IND | 3,019 | 1.5% |
| 8 | MANTU CHOUDHARY | IND | 1,206 | 0.6% |
| 9 | MD. IRSHAD KHAN | LOHJD | 995 | 0.5% |
| 10 | AMIT KUMAR MISHRA | IND | 667 | 0.3% |
| 11 | ARUN SINGH (VILL-KURUR) | IND | 600 | 0.3% |
| 12 | AYODHYA RAM | IND | 587 | 0.3% |
| 13 | NIRMAL SHARMA | JRJP | 553 | 0.3% |
| 14 | AMIT UPADHAYAY | IND | 496 | 0.3% |
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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.
Low turnout (222nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 1.4% · max 36.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
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222nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.9%
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20th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI(ML) 37.5%JD(U) 36.1%IND 11.9%OTH 11.6%NOTA 2.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.32 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?
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