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Winner — 2023
Rikesh Sen
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 59.2%INC 35.1%15 others 5.8%
Votes
98,272
59.5% share
Winning margin
40,074
24.2% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
66.1%
of 2,51,284
Vaishali Nagar is a safe seat — Rikesh Sen won by 24.2%.
Seat history
2 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.59 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rikesh Sen | BJP (NDA) | 98,272 | 59.5% |
| 2 | Mukesh Chandrakar | 58,198 | 35.2% | |
| 3 | Yogesh Sahu | JCGP | 2,020 | 1.2% |
| 4 | Dinesh Kumar | 1,670 | 1.0% | |
| 5 | Sangeeta Ketan Shah | IND | 1,225 | 0.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 892 | 0.5% |
| 7 | Azhar Ali | 837 | 0.5% | |
| 8 | Dr. Diwakar Bharti | 536 | 0.3% | |
| 9 | Engineer Jay Prakash Yadaw | IND | 338 | 0.2% |
| 10 | Jeevan Banjare | IND | 246 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Subedar Singh Yadav | 225 | 0.1% | |
| 12 | Anju Soni | NDS | 185 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Nitesh Kumar Gendre | IND | 169 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Harendra Prasad Shah, Advocate | BSCP | 139 | 0.1% |
| 15 | Shankar Lal Sahu | CSM | 137 | 0.1% |
| 16 | Pandit G.ashok Kumar | IND | 108 | 0.1% |
| 17 | Jai Prakash Prasad | IPBP | 97 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (83rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe24.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.0% · min 12.3% · max 28.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
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83rd of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
84th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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72nd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 59.5%INC 35.2%OTH 4.8%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/16
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.59 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,43,872
Density
392 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
8,535 km²
SC population13.7%
ST population11.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
94%HINDU
Hindu 93.6%Other 6.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water35.9%
Electricity88.6%
Sanitation33.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.7%
Children fully vaccinated82.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.9%
Children underweight (under 5)27.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.7%
Women literate80.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.3%
Clean cooking fuel76.3%
Health insurance67.0%
What's nearby?
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