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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 178 · 2015

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Winner — 2015

ANANT KUMAR SINGH
IND
IND 37.4%JD(U) 24.7%14 others 38.0%
Votes
54,005
37.4% share
Winning margin
18,348
12.7% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
56.9%
of 2,53,912

A clear win with a 12.7% margin.

Seat history

9 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.62 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2010 vs 2015

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ANANT KUMAR SINGH
IND
54,00537.4%
2
NEERAJ KUMAR
JD(U)
35,65724.7%
3
LALAN SINGH
JAPL
16,65511.5%
4
KANHAIYA KUMAR SINGH
LJP
NDA
15,47210.7%
5
DEO NARAYAN PRASAD SINGH
SP
3,2122.2%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,1942.2%
7
RAJU PRASAD
CPI
2,7931.9%
8
RAJESH KUMAR RATNAKAR
IND
2,7381.9%
9
ANJANI KUMAR SINHA
IND
1,9421.3%
10
RAKESH KUMAR
BLRP
1,5821.1%
11
SHYAM NANDAN PRASAD
IPTY
1,5821.1%
12
BIJENDRA KUMAR
IND
1,5551.1%
13
KUMAR NAVNEET HIMANSHU
IND
1,5251.1%
14
RAMKISHAN
BSP
BSP
1,0770.7%
15
NAGESHWAR MAHTO
IND
8260.6%
16
AJAY MAHTO
JHD
7720.5%

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 (165th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
12.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 1.8% · max 56.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
165th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.68
fewer partiesmore parties
87th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.5%
lowerhigher
43rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 37.4%JD(U) 24.7%JAPL 11.5%LJP 10.7%OTH 13.5%NOTA 2.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
9/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.62 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Basilica of Our Lady of Divine Grace

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