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Winner — 2015

SANJAY KUMAR TIWARI ALIAS MUNNA TIWARI
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
INC 41.4%BJP 35.1%28 others 23.5%
Votes
66,527
41.4% share
Winning margin
10,181
6.3% of votes
Total candidates
29
Turnout
57.8%
of 2,77,847

A clear win with a 6.3% margin.

Seat history

8 of 29 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.23 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

30 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SANJAY KUMAR TIWARI ALIAS MUNNA TIWARI
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
66,52741.4%
2
PRADEEP DUBEY
NDA
56,34635.1%
3
SAROJ KUMAR RAJBHAR
BSP
15,2989.5%
4
BHAGWATI PRASAD SRIVASTVA
2,7861.7%
5
ASHOK KUMAR SINGH
IND
2,4911.6%
6
MANOJ KUMAR SINGH
IND
1,7381.1%
7
ARAVIND KUMAR PANDEY
IND
1,5120.9%
8
RAMESAR NONIYA
1,4730.9%
9
SHIVJI PANDEY
IND
1,3520.8%
10
DHIRENDRA KUMAR CHOUDHARY
1,3160.8%
NOTA
NOTA
9980.6%
12
DR. SHOBH NATH RAM ANOKHA
BMUP
8360.5%
13
GORAKH NATH RAJBHAR
IND
6680.4%
14
AJAY KUMAR MISHRA
IND
6350.4%
15
BABAN SINGH
SASAPT
5980.4%
16
SEEMA SINGH
IND
5970.4%
17
SHIVNATH GANDHI
IND
5540.3%
18
ASHWINI KUMAR RAI
AVIRP
4810.3%
19
UMASHANKAR PANDEY
IND
4600.3%
20
SURYA KUMAR YADAV
4400.3%
21
SANKAT MOCHCHAN PANDEY
IND
3980.3%
22
USHA DUBEY
HCP
3780.2%
23
DHANANJAY KUMAR DUBEY
SKLP
3710.2%
24
DEO NARAYAN SINGH YADAV
IND
3710.2%
25
PRABHU NATH YADAV
IND
3580.2%
26
TAFIR HUSAIN
HVD
3350.2%
27
DEO NARAYAN OJHA
C(S)
3300.2%
28
NIRMALA DEVI
IND
3190.2%
29
MAHESH CHAUBEY
IND
3170.2%
30
GOVIND SINGH
IND
3110.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (158th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 2.4% · max 37.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
158th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
233rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.4%BJP 35.1%BSP 9.5%OTH 13.3%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
8/29

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.23 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,06,352
Density
1002 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,703 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population1.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 6.2%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity17.8%
Sanitation24.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.6%
Children underweight (under 5)45.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.2%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance11.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hand Embroidery🏺Mentha🏺Sonachud Rice
🏛️

Ancient mound, Buxar

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient mound

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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