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Winner — 2000

VINOD YADAV
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 27.8%RJD 27.0%16 others 45.2%
Votes
32,438
27.8% share
Winning margin
868
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
60.3%
of 1,93,743

Bakhtiarpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 868 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VINOD YADAV
NDA (NDA)
32,43827.8%
2
BRIJ NANDAN YADAV
RJD
31,57027.0%
3
RAJAN KUMAR YADAV
INC
19,51416.7%
4
BRIJ NANDAN SINGH
9,7088.3%
5
JAI RAM YADAV
IND
5,7164.9%
6
RAJ DEO RAI
IND
5,3404.6%
7
SANJAY KUMAR
BSP
3,8013.3%
8
RAM VINOD PRASAD SINGH
BJC(R)
1,7151.5%
9
RAJIV KUMAR
IND
1,6591.4%
10
RAM KISHORE SINGH
AJBP
1,2901.1%
11
MANOJ KUMAR
NCP
1,1271.0%
12
TUNNI SINGH
IND
1,1241.0%
13
PRAMOD KUMAR NIRALA
Samajwadi Party
6610.6%
14
RAM SAGAR SAW
IND
4470.4%
15
SURENDRA SINGH
NDA
3620.3%
16
RAJ BALLABH KUMAR
IND
1680.1%
17
KUMAR INDRADEO PRASAD
IND
1500.1%
18
UDAY SHANKAR PRASAD
IND
640.1%

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 (119th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.0% · max 34.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
119th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
43rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
237th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 27.8%RJD 27.0%INC 16.7%CPI 8.3%OTH 20.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,26,384
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
920 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,332 km²
SC population22.7%
ST population3.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity21.6%
Sanitation16.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.3%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.1%
Children underweight (under 5)47.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.3%
Women literate66.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance18.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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