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Winner — 2025

MAITHILI THAKUR
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 49.0%RJD 42.3%11 others 8.7%
Votes
84,915
49.0% share
Winning margin
11,730
6.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
60.6%
of 2,85,708

A clear win with a 6.8% margin.

Seat history

2 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.71 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAITHILI THAKUR
NDA (NDA)
84,91549.0%
2
BINOD MISHRA
73,18542.3%
NOTA
NOTA
4,7512.7%
4
SAIFUDDIN AHMED
IND
2,8031.6%
5
BIPLAW KUMAR CHOUDHARY
JANSURAJ
2,2751.3%
6
RAJIPAL JHA
1,4840.9%
7
HARI LAL SHARMA
IND
8700.5%
8
CHANDU CHAUDHRY
IND
7780.5%
9
NAVIJAN ANSARI
AJPP
6710.4%
10
SANJAY KUMAR JHA
MTLWDP
4220.2%
11
SITAMBAR SHARMA
JRJP
3310.2%
12
GANESH CHOUDHARY
IND
3200.2%
13
NOORUDDIN ZANGI
3120.2%

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

Low turnout (210th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 2.0% · max 46.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
210th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
192nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
26th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.0%RJD 42.3%OTH 5.9%NOTA 2.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.71 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,37,385
Density
1728 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,279 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.3%Muslim 22.4%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation25.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.9%
Children fully vaccinated66.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate49.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance25.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta

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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