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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 26 · 2015

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Winner — 2015

SYED ABU DOJANA
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 33.7%IND 18.9%17 others 47.4%
Votes
52,857
33.7% share
Winning margin
23,234
14.8% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
54.7%
of 2,86,656

A clear win with a 14.8% margin.

Seat history

8 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.43 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2010 vs 2015

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SYED ABU DOJANA
RJD
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
52,85733.7%
2
AMIT KUMAR
IND
29,62318.9%
3
PAPPU KUMAR CHAUDHARY
IND
15,66210.0%
4
SHAHID ALI KHAN
HAMS
13,9548.9%
5
NAWAL KISHOR RAUT
CPI
10,3426.6%
6
VIJAY KUMAR
IND
6,7404.3%
7
JAI NANDAN PRASAD YADAV
IND
4,3012.7%
8
UMA SHANKAR GUPTA
IND
4,1192.6%
9
NAWAL MANDAL
IND
3,2972.1%
10
MAHESH KUMAR
IND
2,3101.5%
11
GOBIND THAKUR
IND
2,1311.4%
12
SATYANARAYAN THAKUR
BMUP
1,9781.3%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,9441.2%
14
MANOJ PURWE
SP
1,4810.9%
15
VIJAY KUMAR HATHI
IND
1,4730.9%
16
BHARAT BHUSHAN SAHANI
GJDS
1,3690.9%
17
SANTOSH KUMAR
BNDL
1,0990.7%
18
SACHIN SHEKHAR
IND
1,0680.7%
19
MUKESH KUMAR SINGH
BSP
BSP
9700.6%

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 (154th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 1.0% · max 36.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
154th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
144th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
151st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 33.7%IND 18.9%IND 10.0%HAMS 8.9%CPI 6.6%OTH 20.6%NOTA 1.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
8/18

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.43 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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