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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 1 · 2015
Valmiki Nagar
Winner — 2015
DHIRENDRA PRATAP SINGH ALIAS RINKU SINGH
IND
IND 36.2%INC 18.0%12 others 45.8%
Votes
66,860
36.2% share
Winning margin
33,580
18.2% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
62.6%
of 2,95,342
Valmiki Nagar is a safe seat — DHIRENDRA PRATAP SINGH ALIAS RINKU SINGH won by 18.2%.
Seat history
3 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.71 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHIRENDRA PRATAP SINGH ALIAS RINKU SINGH | IND | 66,860 | 36.2% |
| 2 | IRSHAD HUSSAIN | 33,280 | 18.0% | |
| 3 | SURENDRA PRASAD | BLSP | 32,855 | 17.8% |
| 4 | RAJESH SINGH | 11,472 | 6.2% | |
| 5 | ALTAF HUSSAIN | BSP | 11,097 | 6.0% |
| 6 | DIP NARAYAN MAHATO | IND | 8,355 | 4.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 6,767 | 3.7% |
| 8 | SHYAM NARAYAN PRASAD | IND | 3,196 | 1.7% |
| 9 | VIRENDRA YADAV | IND | 2,477 | 1.3% |
| 10 | SURENDRA SINGH | IND | 2,037 | 1.1% |
| 11 | MAHANTH CHAUDHARY | SKLP | 1,973 | 1.1% |
| 12 | DHANANJAY PANDEY | 1,826 | 1.0% | |
| 13 | VISHNUDEO PRASAD YADAV | CPI(ML)(L) CPI(ML)(L) | 1,466 | 0.8% |
| 14 | RAJESH KUMAR KEWAT | GJDS | 1,173 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (77th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.4% · max 51.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
77th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
188th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.7%
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27th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 36.2%INC 18.0%BLSP 17.8%SP 6.2%BSP 6.0%OTH 12.2%NOTA 3.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.71 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,35,042
Density
753 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,228 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.0%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.8%
Electricity8.1%
Sanitation15.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated62.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.4%
Health insurance20.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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