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Winner — 2000

VISHVAMOHAN CHOUDHARY
SAP· NDA (NDA)
SAP 40.3%RJD 33.7%16 others 26.0%
Votes
47,530
40.3% share
Winning margin
7,757
6.6% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
69.9%
of 1,68,857

A clear win with a 6.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VISHVAMOHAN CHOUDHARY
NDA (NDA)
47,53040.3%
2
SUNIL KUMAR
RJD
39,77333.7%
3
ARUN KUMAR SINGH
NCP
11,0749.4%
4
SHIVSHANKAR MANDAL
4,1103.5%
5
SITARAM PASWAN
IND
2,9922.5%
6
SUNIL KUMAR CHOUDHARY
INC
2,7562.3%
7
NARESH PRASAD
BSP
2,6322.2%
8
RAMJATAN PRASAJ
IND
1,8271.6%
9
RENU KUMARI
IND
1,2861.1%
10
AMARKANT PASWAN
IND
1,0460.9%
11
JAI NARAYAN PRASAD SINHA
IND
6800.6%
12
JITTU YADAV
IND
6350.5%
13
ARUN KUMAR
IND
4450.4%
14
SUNIL KUMAR SINHA
AD
4170.3%
15
PRAVEEN AHMAD
IND
3520.3%
16
KRISHNANDAN PRASAD
IND
2480.2%
17
KAMTA PRASAD
IND
1010.1%
18
MANOJ PASWAN
IND
710.1%

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

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (158th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 2.4% · max 37.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
158th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
233rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAP 40.3%RJD 33.7%NCP 9.4%OTH 16.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,06,352
Density
1002 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,703 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population1.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 6.2%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity17.8%
Sanitation24.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.6%
Children underweight (under 5)45.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.2%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance11.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hand Embroidery🏺Mentha🏺Sonachud Rice
🏛️

Ancient mound, Buxar

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient mound

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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