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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 174 · 2015

Islampur

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Winner — 2015

CHANDRASEN PRASAD
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 46.4%BJP 30.7%21 others 22.9%
Votes
66,587
46.4% share
Winning margin
22,602
15.8% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
53.0%
of 2,70,550

Islampur is a safe seat — CHANDRASEN PRASAD won by 15.8%.

Seat history

4 of 22 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.51 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2010 vs 2015

All Candidates

23 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHANDRASEN PRASAD
JD(U)
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
66,58746.4%
2
BIRENDRA GOPE
BJP
NDA
43,98530.6%
3
DHARMENDRA KUMAR
SP
4,8983.4%
4
CHANDESHWAR PRASAD VERMA
IND
4,7813.3%
5
JAYANT PRABHAKAR
IND
3,1392.2%
6
UMESH KUMAR
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
3,0142.1%
7
KUNAL PASWAN
IND
2,3091.6%
8
ASLAM HUSAIN
IND
1,9811.4%
9
SHARDA SINHA
CPI
1,9641.4%
10
RAJ KUMAR MOCHI
BSP
BSP
1,8191.3%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,4941.0%
12
RAJMANTI DEVI
IND
1,3590.9%
13
SUNIL KUMAR
AAMJP
1,0480.7%
14
DINKAR KUMAR
IND
9570.7%
15
SARVODAY BRAHAMACHARI
IND
5600.4%
16
SUDAMA PASWAN
IND
5520.4%
17
SARITA DEVI
IND
5330.4%
18
RAMJEE SINGH
RSADP
4940.3%
19
RANA DIGVIJAY SINGH
BYPD
4750.3%
20
MADAN KUMAR
PMS
4280.3%
21
ABDUL RAQUIB
SABJAN
3950.3%
22
KUMAR HARI CHARAN SINGH YADAV
BMF
3940.3%
23
YOGENDRA PRASAD
BIP
3340.2%

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

Low turnout (201st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
15.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.4% · min 0.8% · max 44.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
201st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
194th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
51st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 46.4%BJP 30.6%OTH 21.9%NOTA 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/22

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.51 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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