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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 214 · 2015

Arwal

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Winner — 2015

RAVINDRA SINGH
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 42.6%BJP 28.9%10 others 28.5%
Votes
55,295
42.6% share
Winning margin
17,810
13.7% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
52.8%
of 2,45,859

A clear win with a 13.7% margin.

Seat history

5 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.48 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2010 vs 2015

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAVINDRA SINGH
RJD
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
55,29542.6%
2
CHITRANJAN KUMAR
BJP
NDA
37,48528.9%
3
MAHANAND PRASAD
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
21,35416.5%
4
RAUNAK
JAPL
3,6502.8%
5
ARJUN THAKUR
BSP
BSP
2,5842.0%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,5742.0%
7
AMRENDRA KUMAR
SP
1,7021.3%
8
VIRENDRA KUMAR
IND
1,3431.0%
9
SIKANDAR KUMAR
IND
1,3121.0%
10
MANOJ KUMAR ''''SANTOSH''''
IND
8820.7%
11
LALIT MOHAN SINGH
AVIRP
7740.6%
12
PRABHAT KUMAR
RSPTY
7700.6%

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 (181st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.1% · min 4.4% · max 35.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
181st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
83rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
228th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 42.6%BJP 28.9%CPI(ML)(L) 16.5%OTH 10.0%NOTA 2.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.48 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,00,843
Density
1099 / km²
Sex ratio
928 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
638 km²
SC population20.2%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.5%Muslim 9.2%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.4%
Electricity1.9%
Sanitation23.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.2%
Children fully vaccinated84.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.6%
Children underweight (under 5)52.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.9%
Women literate62.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.5%
Clean cooking fuel29.3%
Health insurance15.6%

What's nearby?

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