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Winner — 2015

NARENDRA KUMAR NIRAJ
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 41.4%BJP 37.6%12 others 21.0%
Votes
57,403
41.4% share
Winning margin
5,169
3.7% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
53.8%
of 2,57,880

A closely fought contest. NARENDRA KUMAR NIRAJ won with a 3.7% margin.

Seat history

4 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NARENDRA KUMAR NIRAJ
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
57,40341.4%
2
ANIL KUMAR YADAV
NDA
52,23437.6%
3
SURES BHAGAT
IND
6,4104.6%
NOTA
NOTA
5,0423.6%
5
BRAHMDEO YADAV
4,4623.2%
6
AMIT RANA
IND
3,1862.3%
7
AMARENDA SINGH NISHAD
2,8072.0%
8
SUNIL KUMAR
IND
2,2391.6%
9
MD. MOHIUDDIN
IND
1,8671.4%
10
PANKAJ KUMAR
IND
1,0320.7%
11
RAMBILASH PASWAN
BSP
6160.4%
12
NEERAJ KUMAR YADAV
IND
5550.4%
13
TEJ BAHADUR SINGH
IND
5060.4%
14
MD. AISHAAN
TNRMPI
4480.3%

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

Average turnout (104th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 1.7% · max 36.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
104th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
138th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.5%
lowerhigher
40th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 41.4%BJP 37.6%OTH 17.4%NOTA 3.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.17 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,37,766
Density
1182 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population2.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.9%Muslim 17.7%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.2%
Electricity31.0%
Sanitation33.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated66.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.0%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.4%
Clean cooking fuel49.2%
Health insurance16.3%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bhagalpur SilkGI🏺Jardalu Mango🏺Manjusha Painting
Patalpuri cave and land adjoining bateshwar cave on patharghatta hill

Patalpuri cave and land adjoining bateshwar cave on patharghatta hill

🏛️MonumentASI

Patalpuri cave and land adjoining bateshwar cave on patharghatta hill

Rock sculptures at Patharghatta

Rock sculptures at Patharghatta

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock sculptures at Patharghatta

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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