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Winner — 2010

KUMAR SHAILENDRA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 41.1%RJD 40.7%10 others 18.3%
Votes
48,027
41.0% share
Winning margin
465
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
56.1%
of 2,08,378

Bihpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 465 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

3 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KUMAR SHAILENDRA
NDA (NDA)
48,02741.0%
2
SHAILESH KUMAR @ BULO MANDAL
47,56240.7%
3
ASHOK KUMAR YADAV
INC
7,3356.3%
4
BINDESHWARI PR. SINGH
IND
4,3463.7%
5
RENU CHOUDHARY
2,0981.8%
6
KRISHAN KUMAR MANDAL
BSP
1,8501.6%
7
RAVIN YADAV
IND
1,6671.4%
8
BALMIKI KUMAR
1,1451.0%
9
SUDHIR YADAV
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
9260.8%
10
SUBOD KUMAR
AKBMP
8450.7%
11
PANKAJ CHAUDHARY
IND
6870.6%
12
GAGAN KUMAR SEN GUPTA
IND
4970.4%

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

Average turnout (159th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.4% · max 42.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
159th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
146th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
108th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 41.0%RJD 40.7%INC 6.3%OTH 12.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.07 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,37,766
Density
1182 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population2.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.9%Muslim 17.7%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.2%
Electricity31.0%
Sanitation33.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated66.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.0%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.4%
Clean cooking fuel49.2%
Health insurance16.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bhagalpur SilkGI🏺Jardalu Mango🏺Manjusha Painting

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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