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Winner — 2015

JAI KUMAR SINGH
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 43.0%BJP 41.2%16 others 15.8%
Votes
64,699
43.0% share
Winning margin
2,691
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
55.0%
of 2,73,684

Dinara was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 2,691 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

3 of 17 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.64 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAI KUMAR SINGH
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
64,69943.0%
2
RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH
NDA
62,00841.2%
3
BINOD KUMAR CHOUBEY
4,2652.8%
4
SUNIL KUMAR PASWAN
IND
3,7742.5%
5
ACHCHE LAL RAM
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
2,7691.8%
6
SEK HAMAHATAK ALAM
IND
2,7571.8%
7
MANOJ KUMAR SINGH
IND
2,2341.5%
8
JAWAHAR SINGH YADAV
BSP
1,8741.2%
9
RAGHUNATH SINGH
1,4681.0%
10
SANJEEV KUMAR
IND
8540.6%
NOTA
NOTA
7980.5%
12
LAL BABU SINGH
SSD
6250.4%
13
BHUPESH SINGH
IND
5970.4%
14
MITHLESH KUMAR
IND
5740.4%
15
DINESH PASWAN
IND
4400.3%
16
ARVIND KUMAR MISHRA
IND
2710.2%
17
AJAY KUMAR SINGH
SWAP
2690.2%
18
KASHI NATH SINGH AMAI
2630.2%

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

Low turnout (209th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.6% · max 27.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
209th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
226th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 43.0%BJP 41.2%OTH 15.3%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/17

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.64 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,59,918
Density
763 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,881 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population1.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.4%Muslim 10.2%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity25.2%
Sanitation28.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)48.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.9%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance17.2%

What's nearby?

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