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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 179 · 2015

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Winner — 2015

GYANENDRA KUMAR SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 44.4%JD(U) 38.6%13 others 16.9%
Votes
63,989
44.4% share
Winning margin
8,359
5.8% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
55.3%
of 2,60,453

A clear win with a 5.8% margin.

Seat history

4 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.62 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2010 vs 2015

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GYANENDRA KUMAR SINGH
BJP
NDA (NDA)
63,98944.4%
2
MANOJ KUMAR
JD(U)
55,63038.6%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,9332.7%
4
NEELU DEVI
IND
3,7222.6%
5
SANJAY SINGH
IND
3,6492.5%
6
CHAKRADHAR PRASAD SINGH
CPI
3,5762.5%
7
SHAMBHU SINGH
JAPL
2,9592.1%
8
DINA SAW
IND
1,5831.1%
9
RAVINDRA PASWAN
BSP
BSP
1,5471.1%
10
TRIPURARI SINGH
IND
7080.5%
11
GANITA DEVI
IND
6210.4%
12
DR. KUMAR INDRADEV
IND
5940.4%
13
VIKASH KUMAR SINGH
RGD
5170.4%
14
SHSHI BHUSHAN KUMAR
BBMP
4880.3%
15
DEVENDAR PANDI
RSADP
4580.3%

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 (166th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.8% · max 25.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
166th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
214th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
100th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.4%JD(U) 38.6%OTH 14.2%NOTA 2.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/14

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?

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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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