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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 229 · 2015Reserved (SC)

Bodh Gaya

Winner — 2015

KUMAR SARVJEET
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 50.0%BJP 31.6%14 others 18.5%
Votes
82,656
50.0% share
Winning margin
30,473
18.4% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
57.2%
of 2,88,981

Bodh Gaya is a safe seat — KUMAR SARVJEET won by 18.4%.

Seat history

2 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.03 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KUMAR SARVJEET
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
82,65650.0%
2
SHYAMDEO PASWAN
NDA
52,18331.6%
NOTA
NOTA
5,7723.5%
4
DEVENDRA MANJHI
IND
4,2652.6%
5
JANKI PASWAN
4,0572.5%
6
NARESH KUMAR BHARTI
IND
2,8721.7%
7
SIKANDAR CHOUDHARY
BBMP
2,4391.5%
8
SHARAWAN MANJHI
BSP
1,7501.1%
9
AMOD KUMAR PASWAN
1,7421.1%
10
DEEN DAYAL BHARATI OR KAPIL CHOUDHRY
1,5610.9%
11
SATYENDRA KUMAR
GJDS
1,5470.9%
12
RAMBALI MANJHI
pms
1,0520.6%
13
SANJAY PASWAN
IPty
9050.6%
14
MINA DEVI
RMEP
8910.5%
15
RAJKUMAR PASWAN
ABHM
8730.5%
16
PRABHU PASWAN
8200.5%

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

Average turnout (86th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
18.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.4% · max 51.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
86th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
91st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
37th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 50.0%BJP 31.6%OTH 15.0%NOTA 3.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.03 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?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Handloom/Garments🏺Stone Art🏺Tilkut
Ancient stupa and other remains locally known as Sujata garh

Ancient stupa and other remains locally known as Sujata garh

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient stupa and other remains locally known as Sujata garh

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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