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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 217 · 2015
Ghosi
Winner — 2015
KRISHAN NANDAN PRASAD VERMA
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 47.6%HAMS 32.3%7 others 20.1%
Votes
67,248
47.6% share
Winning margin
21,625
15.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
57.9%
of 2,44,310
Ghosi is a safe seat — KRISHAN NANDAN PRASAD VERMA won by 15.3%.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.23 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KRISHAN NANDAN PRASAD VERMA | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 67,248 | 47.6% |
| 2 | RAHUL KUMAR | HAMS | 45,623 | 32.3% |
| 3 | RAMBALI YADAV | CPI(ML)(L) CPI(ML)(L) | 10,894 | 7.7% |
| 4 | ARVIND KUMAR PANDEY | 5,900 | 4.2% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 5,212 | 3.7% |
| 6 | VIMAL KUMAR | NJPI | 2,358 | 1.7% |
| 7 | RAJNISH KUMAR | IND | 1,705 | 1.2% |
| 8 | JAVED ALAM | BSP | 1,516 | 1.1% |
| 9 | PRABHAT KUMAR RANJAN | 874 | 0.6% |
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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.
Average turnout (156th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 0.5% · max 44.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
156th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
107th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
116th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 47.6%HAMS 32.3%CPI(ML)(L) 7.7%OTH 8.7%NOTA 3.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.23 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,25,313
Density
1209 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
931 km²
SC population19.8%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.9%Muslim 6.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.3%
Electricity15.2%
Sanitation27.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated70.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.3%
Children underweight (under 5)51.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.1%
Women literate63.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.6%
Clean cooking fuel34.3%
Health insurance13.2%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mushroom🏺Rice
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Ancient monolithic pillar known as Lat
🏛️MonumentASI
Ancient monolithic pillar known as Lat
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.