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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 115 · 2015
Baniapur
Winner — 2015
KEDAR NATH SINGH
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 45.9%BJP 35.4%10 others 18.7%
Votes
69,851
45.9% share
Winning margin
15,951
10.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
50.6%
of 3,01,115
A clear win with a 10.5% margin.
Seat history
4 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.48 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KEDAR NATH SINGH | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 69,851 | 45.9% |
| 2 | TARKESHWAR SINGH | NDA | 53,900 | 35.4% |
| 3 | VIRENDRA KUMAR OJHA | IND | 13,545 | 8.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 6,628 | 4.3% |
| 5 | BIKRMA RAM | BSP | 1,481 | 1.0% |
| 6 | NARAYAN PD. YADAW | GJDS | 1,304 | 0.9% |
| 7 | BHIM UPADHYAY | IND | 1,291 | 0.8% |
| 8 | MAINEJER RAY | 1,120 | 0.7% | |
| 9 | SANJEEV KUMAR MISHRA | SASAPT | 1,082 | 0.7% |
| 10 | DHANANJAY KUMAR RAY | BJPARTY | 945 | 0.6% |
| 11 | DR. GOPAL PRASAD | BNSKP | 564 | 0.4% |
| 12 | BYAS MANJHI | BMUP | 555 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (188th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.2% · min 0.1% · max 44.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
188th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.56
fewer partiesmore parties
121st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
48th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 45.9%BJP 35.4%IND 8.9%OTH 5.5%NOTA 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.48 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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