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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 75 · 2025
Saharsa
Winner — 2025
INDRAJEET PRASAD GUPTA
IIP· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
IIP 44.3%BJP 43.5%9 others 12.2%
Votes
1,15,036
44.3% share
Winning margin
2,038
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
70.1%
of 3,70,709
Saharsa was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 2,038 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
4 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.85 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INDRAJEET PRASAD GUPTA | IIP Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 1,15,036 | 44.3% |
| 2 | ALOK RANJAN | 1,12,998 | 43.5% | |
| 3 | KISHOR KUMAR | JANSURAJ | 12,786 | 4.9% |
| 4 | DEVCHANDRA YADAV | IND | 4,353 | 1.7% |
| 5 | AMAR SHANKAR | SWDP | 2,964 | 1.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,607 | 1.0% |
| 7 | MD AMIRUL HASAN | RJBP | 2,304 | 0.9% |
| 8 | AJABLAL MEHTA | 2,236 | 0.9% | |
| 9 | RAMESH SAH | IND | 2,055 | 0.8% |
| 10 | MOHAMMAD NAZIR | IND | 1,567 | 0.6% |
| 11 | BITTU KUMAR | RSPS | 857 | 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 (88th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 0.2% · max 30.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
88th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
113th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
212th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IIP 44.3%BJP 43.5%OTH 11.2%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.85 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,00,661
Density
1127 / km²
Sex ratio
906 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,687 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 14.0%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.8%
Electricity11.2%
Sanitation16.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births70.4%
Children fully vaccinated72.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.8%
Children underweight (under 5)42.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate43.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Clean cooking fuel25.2%
Health insurance12.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana (Foxnut)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.