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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 108 · 2015

Raghunathpur

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Winner — 2015

HARISHANKAR YADAV
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 42.0%BJP 34.7%11 others 23.3%
Votes
61,042
42.0% share
Winning margin
10,622
7.3% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
54.7%
of 2,65,711

A clear win with a 7.3% margin.

Seat history

5 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.41 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2010 vs 2015

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HARISHANKAR YADAV
RJD
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
61,04242.0%
2
MANOJ KUMAR SINGH
BJP
NDA
50,42034.7%
3
AMARNATH YADAV
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
16,71411.5%
—
NOTA
NOTA
4,2272.9%
5
RAJESH KUMAR TIWARI
IND
2,7441.9%
6
VISHWAKARMA BHAGAT
IND
2,1911.5%
7
PARWAR ALAM
BSP
BSP
1,8811.3%
8
PREM SAGAR PANDEY
IND
1,7991.2%
9
MD. CHAND
SP
1,6561.1%
10
ARIF JAMAL
NJPI
8200.6%
11
PAWAN SINGH
IND
7430.5%
12
MAHESH SINGH
HCP
7230.5%
13
AON ALI
GJDS
4530.3%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (203rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.1% · min 0.6% · max 47.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
203rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
210th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
98th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 42.0%BJP 34.7%CPI(ML)(L) 11.5%OTH 8.9%NOTA 2.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.41 Cr

A 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
🏺Mentha

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