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Winner — 2015

RAJIV NANDAN
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 39.3%JD(U) 34.8%11 others 25.9%
Votes
56,480
39.3% share
Winning margin
6,515
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
55.1%
of 2,60,281

A closely fought contest. RAJIV NANDAN won with a 4.5% margin.

Seat history

5 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.30 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJIV NANDAN
NDA (NDA)
56,48039.3%
2
RAMCHANDRA PRASAD SINGH
49,96534.8%
3
UDAY KUMAR VERMA
8,0075.6%
NOTA
NOTA
6,0324.2%
5
DEONANDAN YADAV
BSP
4,3303.0%
6
RANDHIR KUMAR SINGH
AJPR
2,9552.1%
7
ANWAR ALI KHAN
2,6811.9%
8
GOPAL PRASAD
JAPL
2,6581.9%
9
RAM PRAKASH SINGH ''CHUMAN''
SASAPT
2,6501.9%
10
SHALESH KUMAR
IND
2,4341.7%
11
UPENDRA YADAV
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
1,8721.3%
12
AJAY KUMAR
PMS
1,7831.2%
13
CHANDRASHEKHAR PRASAD
AHFBK
1,7101.2%

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

Average turnout (68th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 3.7% · max 42.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
68th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.62
fewer partiesmore parties
102nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
97th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.62EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 39.3%JD(U) 34.8%SHS 5.6%OTH 16.1%NOTA 4.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.30 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
43,91,418
Density
883 / km²
Sex ratio
938 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
4,976 km²
SC population30.4%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 88.3%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.3%
Electricity16.3%
Sanitation24.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births76.6%
Children fully vaccinated85.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.4%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate59.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.8%
Clean cooking fuel34.7%
Health insurance9.7%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom/Garments🏺Stone Art🏺Tilkut
🏛️

Ancient Buddhistic images and other images and sculptures colected underneath a shed

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Buddhistic images and other images and sculptures colected underneath a shed

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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