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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 112 · 2014 by-elections
Maharajganj
Winner — 2014 by-elections
Kumar Deo Ranjan Singh
BJP 28.1%RJD 25.5%7 others 46.4%
Votes
38,407
28.1% share
Winning margin
3,550
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
A closely fought contest. Kumar Deo Ranjan Singh won with a 2.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kumar Deo Ranjan Singh | 38,407 | 28.1% | |
| 2 | Manik Chand Ray | 34,857 | 25.5% | |
| 3 | Sonamati Devi | 31,229 | 22.9% | |
| 4 | Hem Narayan Sah | IND | 20,332 | 14.9% |
| 5 | Kuntal Krishna | 6,159 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | Rajkumar Sen Gupta | IND | 1,728 | 1.3% |
| 7 | Shri Bhagwan Singh | IND | 1,679 | 1.2% |
| 8 | Ashok Kumar Verma | 1,350 | 1.0% | |
| 9 | Nayan Prasad | IND | 942 | 0.7% |
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Low turnout (197th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 0.3% · max 25.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
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197th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.93
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
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95th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
15 seats · 8 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 28.1%RJD 25.5%JD(U) 22.9%IND 14.9%OTH 8.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,30,464
Density
1501 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.5%
Electricity9.7%
Sanitation22.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated76.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Clean cooking fuel48.0%
Health insurance8.2%
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.