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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 202 · 2010Reserved (SC)

Rajpur

Winner — 2010

SANTOSH KUMAR NIRALA
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 39.8%LJP 28.7%12 others 31.5%
Votes
54,802
39.8% share
Winning margin
15,239
11.1% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
54.2%
of 2,54,505

A clear win with a 11.1% margin.

Seat history

3 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SANTOSH KUMAR NIRALA
NDA (NDA)
54,80239.8%
2
CHHEDI LAL RAM
39,56328.7%
3
PANKAJ KUMAR
BSP
18,38913.3%
4
MANJU KUMARI
INC
5,6144.1%
5
SHIV KUMAR RAM
JPS
3,9122.8%
6
RAMASHANKER RAM
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
3,7152.7%
7
BINOD KUMAR BIKRANT
IND
2,9332.1%
8
RAJ KUMAR RAM
IND
2,5461.9%
9
RAJENDRA PASWAN
1,7411.3%
10
MADAN RAM
IND
1,2340.9%
11
OM PRAKASH VIDYARTHY
IND
1,2300.9%
12
HIRAMAN PRASAD PASWAN
9210.7%
13
SANJAY PASWAN
RASED
6780.5%
14
PARSURAM PRASAD
5670.4%

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

Average turnout (193rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.2% · max 34.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
193rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.63
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
171st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 39.8%LJP 28.7%BSP 13.3%OTH 18.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.08 Cr

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hand Embroidery🏺Mentha🏺Sonachud Rice

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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