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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 123 · 2015

Hajipur

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Winner — 2015

AWADHESH SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 48.6%INC 41.8%15 others 9.6%
Votes
86,773
48.6% share
Winning margin
12,195
6.8% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
57.3%
of 3,11,651

A clear win with a 6.8% margin.

Seat history

5 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.56 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AWADHESH SINGH
BJP
NDA (NDA)
86,77348.6%
2
JAGANNATH PRASAD RAI
INC
74,57841.8%
3
SANTOSH KANAN
IND
3,5422.0%
4
BIJAY KUMAR SINGH
IND
2,5961.4%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,2261.3%
6
SUNITA DEVI
BSP
BSP
2,0861.2%
7
VASUDEV PRASAD
IND
1,1250.6%
8
NISHANT GANDHI
GAAP
9590.5%
9
BIRENDRA KUMAR RAY
JAPL
7930.4%
10
BISHESHWAR PRASAD YADAV
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
7760.4%
11
RAJ KISHOR RAY
IND
5690.3%
12
RATENESH KUMAR
IND
4940.3%
13
RAJ KISHORE PRASAD RAI
IND
4580.3%
14
RAVINDRA KUMAR
RAJPA
4250.2%
15
JITENDRA PRASAD CHOUDHARY
SAAFP
4030.2%
16
SHANTOSH KUMAR SINGH
SKLP
3310.2%
17
PREM KUMAR SINGH
IND
3200.2%

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

Average turnout (137th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.9% · max 50.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
137th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
211th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
206th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.6%INC 41.8%OTH 8.3%NOTA 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.56 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,95,021
Density
1717 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,036 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity11.1%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.6%
Children fully vaccinated71.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.1%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.9%
Health insurance13.5%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Banana🏺Honey🏺Sujni Embroidery
🏛️

Jami mosque(Juma mosque)

🏛️MonumentASI

Jami mosque(Juma mosque)

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