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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 111 · 2015
Goriyakothi
Winner — 2015
SATYADEO PRASAD SINGH
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 42.7%BJP 38.1%16 others 19.1%
Votes
70,965
42.8% share
Winning margin
7,651
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
55.4%
of 2,99,910
A closely fought contest. SATYADEO PRASAD SINGH won with a 4.6% margin.
Seat history
5 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.24 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SATYADEO PRASAD SINGH | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 70,965 | 42.8% |
| 2 | DEVESH KANT SINGH | NDA | 63,314 | 38.1% |
| 3 | TRIBHUWAN RAM | IND | 5,230 | 3.1% |
| 4 | RENU YADAV | IND | 4,016 | 2.4% |
| 5 | ASHOK KUMAR SINGH | IND | 3,060 | 1.8% |
| 6 | TARKESHWAR YADAV | 2,921 | 1.8% | |
| 7 | LAL BABU SHARMA | IND | 2,890 | 1.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,296 | 1.4% |
| 9 | RAJ KAPUR PRASAD YADAV | BSP | 2,010 | 1.2% |
| 10 | CHANDRAMA SAH | IND | 1,581 | 0.9% |
| 11 | RAMAYAN SINGH | IND | 1,575 | 0.9% |
| 12 | UMA SHANKAR TIWARI | BNSKP | 1,530 | 0.9% |
| 13 | VIJAY KUMAR SINGH | IND | 1,236 | 0.7% |
| 14 | SURENDRA SINGH YADAV | 1,047 | 0.6% | |
| 15 | AKHILESHWAR MISHRA | IND | 844 | 0.5% |
| 16 | SANDHIR KUMAR SINGH | AVIRP | 539 | 0.3% |
| 17 | NAYAN PRASAD | BKKMP | 487 | 0.3% |
| 18 | FAZALE ALI | GJDS | 469 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (170th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.4% · max 51.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
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170th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
222nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
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128th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 42.8%BJP 38.1%OTH 17.7%NOTA 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/17
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.24 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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