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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 124 · 2015

Lalganj

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Winner — 2015

RAJ KUMAR SAH
LJP· NDA (NDA)
LJP 45.9%JD(U) 34.4%16 others 19.7%
Votes
80,842
45.9% share
Winning margin
20,293
11.5% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
56.8%
of 3,10,259

A clear win with a 11.5% margin.

Seat history

8 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.00 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2010 vs 2015

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJ KUMAR SAH
LJP
NDA (NDA)
80,84245.9%
2
VIJAY KUMAR SHUKLA
JD(U)
60,54934.4%
3
SHAILENDRA KUMAR KAUSHIK
IND
8,2364.7%
4
RAM PRAVESH PANDIT
IND
5,2643.0%
5
SANJEEV RANJAN
IND
3,5962.0%
6
SUDHIR KUMAR SINGH
IND
2,5381.4%
7
INDU BHUSHAN SINGH
CPI
2,3821.4%
8
RAJEEV KUMAR CHOUDHARY
RVNP
1,6600.9%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,5150.9%
10
ANIL KUMAR
BMUP
1,4810.8%
11
MANOJ KUMAR
IND
1,4000.8%
12
MAHENDRA RAM
BSP
BSP
1,3580.8%
13
CHANDAN KUMAR KUSHWAHA
IND
1,3370.8%
14
SURAJ KUMAR SINGH
IND
9550.5%
15
UMESH DAS AKANTAK
SAAFP
9120.5%
16
RAMASHANKAR SAHNI
SKLP
7950.5%
17
BIKIYA DEVI
GJNP
7820.4%
18
KEDARNATH PRASAD
SP
4800.3%

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

Average turnout (90th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 0.7% · max 29.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
90th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
225th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
221st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LJP 45.9%JD(U) 34.4%OTH 18.8%NOTA 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
8/17

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.00 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Banana🏺Honey🏺Sujni Embroidery

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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