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Winner — 2015

KAVITA SINGH
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 43.7%BJP 35.0%13 others 21.4%
Votes
66,255
43.7% share
Winning margin
13,222
8.7% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
52.5%
of 2,89,296

A clear win with a 8.7% margin.

Seat history

5 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.53 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KAVITA SINGH
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
66,25543.7%
2
JITENDRA SWAMI
NDA
53,03335.0%
NOTA
NOTA
8,9835.9%
4
SHAILENDRA KUMAR YADAV
IND
6,7124.4%
5
GANESH RAM
BSP
4,0012.6%
6
DEEPAK KUMAR MISHRA
IND
2,9581.9%
7
JAYSHANKAR PANDIT
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
2,6811.8%
8
KAVITA DEVI (PAKWALIYA)
IND
1,5361.0%
9
JAY PRAKASH YADAV
IND
1,4841.0%
10
ASHWATTHAMA YADAV
GJDS
1,1170.7%
11
KAVITA DEVI (SAWAN BIGRAH)
IND
8220.5%
12
SHAILENDR KUMAR TIWARI
5750.4%
13
SANJIV KUMAR
BNSKP
5730.4%
14
KALAWATI DEVI
5460.4%
15
SYED IQBAL HUSSAIN
RSMD
4460.3%

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

Low turnout (225th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.8% · min 0.3% · max 62.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
225th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.8%
lowerhigher
25th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 43.7%BJP 35.0%OTH 15.5%NOTA 5.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.53 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
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