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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 181 · 2015
Digha
Winner — 2015
SANJIV CHAURASIA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 50.7%JD(U) 37.2%30 others 12.1%
Votes
92,671
50.7% share
Winning margin
24,779
13.6% of votes
Total candidates
31
Turnout
42.1%
of 4,33,632
A clear win with a 13.6% margin.
Seat history
7 of 31 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.52 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
32 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANJIV CHAURASIA | NDA (NDA) | 92,671 | 50.7% |
| 2 | RAJEEV RANJAN PRASAD | 67,892 | 37.2% | |
| 3 | UDAY CHANDRA CHOUDHARY | HVD | 2,673 | 1.5% |
| 4 | RAJEEV RANJAN SINGH -ALIAS- PINTU SINGH | SASAPT | 2,597 | 1.4% |
| 5 | PRAMOD KUMAR NANDAN | 1,827 | 1.0% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,490 | 0.8% |
| 7 | RANVIJAY KUMAR | CPI(ML)(L) CPI(ML)(L) | 1,488 | 0.8% |
| 8 | SIDHESHWAR PASWAN | BSP | 927 | 0.5% |
| 9 | MEERA GUPTA | BJHP | 860 | 0.5% |
| 10 | SANJAY KUMAR (CHITKOHRA BASTI) | LAD | 843 | 0.5% |
| 11 | RAM PRASAD CHANDRAVANSHI | BMF | 676 | 0.4% |
| 12 | RAVINDRA SINGH | AJPR | 657 | 0.4% |
| 13 | SUBODH KUMAR SHRIVASTAV | IND | 655 | 0.4% |
| 14 | ER. HEMANT KUMAR | IND | 634 | 0.3% |
| 15 | SANJEEV KUMAR | IND | 590 | 0.3% |
| 16 | REENA PETER | LSD | 585 | 0.3% |
| 17 | MAHENDRA PRASAD | NJPI | 569 | 0.3% |
| 18 | ARUN KUMAR SINGH | BLRP | 506 | 0.3% |
| 19 | SUMAN KUMARI SINGH | IND | 503 | 0.3% |
| 20 | MD. DANIS KHAN | GJDS | 435 | 0.2% |
| 21 | BABY KUMARI | 390 | 0.2% | |
| 22 | SITA RAM AGRAWAL | IND | 389 | 0.2% |
| 23 | CHANDRAWATI DEVI | BNDL | 354 | 0.2% |
| 24 | SANJAY KUMAR (DIGHA GHAT) | JKM | 342 | 0.2% |
| 25 | SANJAY VERMA | NPEP | 333 | 0.2% |
| 26 | DHANANJAY KUMAR | IND | 326 | 0.2% |
| 27 | PRAMOD KUMAR SINGH | NJP | 253 | 0.1% |
| 28 | JAYSHANKARPANDEY | RSWD | 244 | 0.1% |
| 29 | ASHRAF | RSMD | 242 | 0.1% |
| 30 | MANORANJAN KUMAR SRIVASTAV | IND | 241 | 0.1% |
| 31 | SUNIL KUMAR MISHRA (S. K. MISHRA) | ABHM | 233 | 0.1% |
| 32 | JANTI DEVI | GAAP | 231 | 0.1% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (241st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.5% · min 2.8% · max 46.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
43%
lowerhigher
241st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
150th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
141st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.7%JD(U) 37.2%OTH 11.3%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
7/31
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.52 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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