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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 23 · 2015

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Winner — 2015

AMIT KUMAR
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
INC 49.0%BJP 34.8%17 others 16.2%
Votes
79,217
49.0% share
Winning margin
22,856
14.1% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
57.3%
of 2,82,472

A clear win with a 14.1% margin.

Seat history

9 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.51 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AMIT KUMAR
INC
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
79,21749.0%
2
MOTI LAL PRASAD
BJP
NDA
56,36134.8%
3
ATUL BIHARI MISHRA
CPI
4,2622.6%
4
BRAJ MOHAN KUMAR
IND
3,3582.1%
5
PRIYATAM PASWAN
IND
2,7431.7%
6
UMESH SAH
BSP
BSP
2,6351.6%
7
SADA BABU SINGH
IND
2,6131.6%
8
RAMBABU SAH
NCP
1,4880.9%
9
DEVDHARI NISHAD
IND
1,3050.8%
10
THAKUR CHANDAN KUMAR SINGH
IND
1,2400.8%
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NOTA
NOTA
1,1050.7%
12
RANDHIR KUMAR
IND
1,0090.6%
13
TAJUDDIN HAIDAR KHAN
SP
9740.6%
14
MD. ABBAS SEKH
IND
7960.5%
15
RAM NARESH SAH
GJDS
6360.4%
16
RAJAN KUMAR
RAVP
5700.3%
17
GONAUR DAS
LSSP
5550.3%
18
RAM VILAS BAITHA
PBI
5000.3%
19
PREM RANJAN KUMAR SINGH
BJHP
4010.3%

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 (115th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
14.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 0.3% · max 67.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
115th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
229th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
175th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.0%BJP 34.8%OTH 15.5%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
9/18

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.51 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,23,574
Density
1492 / km²
Sex ratio
899 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,294 km²
SC population11.8%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.1%Muslim 21.6%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation20.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate51.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.8%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance20.7%

What's nearby?

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