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Winner — 2015

AMRENDRA KUMAR PANDEY
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 43.3%LJP 41.1%9 others 15.6%
Votes
72,224
43.3% share
Winning margin
3,562
2.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
55.9%
of 2,98,698

A closely fought contest. AMRENDRA KUMAR PANDEY won with a 2.1% margin.

Seat history

6 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.37 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AMRENDRA KUMAR PANDEY
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
72,22443.3%
2
KALI PRASAD PANDEY
NDA
68,66241.1%
NOTA
NOTA
7,5124.5%
4
PARSHURAM KUMAR
IND
4,9363.0%
5
MUNA PRASAD
4,6152.8%
6
OM PRAKASH PRASAD
IND
2,3551.4%
7
SADMAN ALI
BSP
1,8011.1%
8
ARJUN PRASAD KUSHWAHA
GJDS
1,5500.9%
9
DEVENDRA RAY
LAD
1,2090.7%
10
ABHAY KUMAR KUSHWAHA
BKP
1,1610.7%
11
ENGINEER PRASAD
8670.5%

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

Average turnout (130th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 1.0% · max 29.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
130th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
142nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.9%
lowerhigher
21st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 43.3%LJP 41.1%OTH 11.1%NOTA 4.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.37 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,62,012
Density
1260 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,033 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.4%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.7%Muslim 17.0%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity16.5%
Sanitation20.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.8%
Women literate63.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.4%
Health insurance12.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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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