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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 192 · 2015

Sandesh

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Winner — 2015

ARUN KUMAR
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 49.8%BJP 32.8%10 others 17.5%
Votes
74,306
49.8% share
Winning margin
25,427
17.0% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
56.2%
of 2,65,742

Sandesh is a safe seat — ARUN KUMAR won by 17.0%.

Seat history

5 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2010 vs 2015

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARUN KUMAR
RJD
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
74,30649.8%
2
SANJAY SINGH (TIGER)
BJP
NDA
48,87932.8%
3
RAJU YADAV
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
15,87910.6%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,7132.5%
5
BABAN KUMAR
JAPL
1,3500.9%
6
RAMDEV SINGH
IND
1,2070.8%
7
SANTOSH KUMAR SINGH
BSP
BSP
8440.6%
8
RANJIT KUMAR
SP
6890.5%
9
RAMJI SINGH
BMUP
6220.4%
10
RAJ KUMAR CHAUDHARI
HVD
6000.4%
11
MOBARAK HUSSAIN
JDR
5880.4%
12
MITHILESH KUMAR
IND
5680.4%

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

Average turnout (192nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
17.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.8% · min 0.0% · max 65.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
192nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
62nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 49.8%BJP 32.8%CPI(ML)(L) 10.6%OTH 4.3%NOTA 2.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.17 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%

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