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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 171 · 2015

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Winner — 2015

JITENDRA KUMAR
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 44.3%LJP 36.4%11 others 19.3%
Votes
58,908
44.3% share
Winning margin
10,444
7.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
49.2%
of 2,70,312

A clear win with a 7.8% margin.

Seat history

4 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.63 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2010 vs 2015

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JITENDRA KUMAR
JD(U)
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
58,90844.3%
2
CHHOTE LAL YADAV
LJP
NDA
48,46436.4%
—
NOTA
NOTA
5,3904.0%
4
YUGESHWAR MANJHI
IND
4,2593.2%
5
SANJAY PASWAN
IND
3,4942.6%
6
KUMAR JAYAKANT
NCP
2,2801.7%
7
PRAMOD NARAYAN SINHA
JAPL
2,1041.6%
8
SATYENDRA KRISHNAM
CPI
2,0051.5%
9
DEOKI PASWAN
IND
1,9561.5%
10
RAJKUMAR
BSP
BSP
1,8541.4%
11
MD.KASHIF YUNUS
RAIP
9680.7%
12
MURARI KUMAR
DSP
7850.6%
13
KIRAN DEVI
SP
5320.4%

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

Low turnout (236th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 3.5% · max 32.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
236th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.8%
lowerhigher
5th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 44.3%LJP 36.4%OTH 15.2%NOTA 4.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.63 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,77,653
Density
1222 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,355 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.9%
Electricity20.8%
Sanitation30.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated75.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.0%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.0%
Clean cooking fuel41.0%
Health insurance12.8%

What's nearby?

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