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Winner — 2015

DR. RANJU GEETA
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 43.3%BLSP 32.4%21 others 24.3%
Votes
67,194
43.3% share
Winning margin
16,946
10.9% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
54.6%
of 2,84,002

A clear win with a 10.9% margin.

Seat history

5 of 22 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.31 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

23 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR. RANJU GEETA
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
67,19443.3%
2
REKHA KUMARI
BLSP
50,24832.4%
3
RABINDRA KUMAR SHAHI
IND
8,0335.2%
4
VIJAY KUMAR JHA
IND
4,1902.7%
NOTA
NOTA
4,1382.7%
6
SHYAM BABU CHAUDHARY
IND
3,3722.2%
7
DEVENDRA JHA
IND
3,3392.1%
8
FUDAN KUMAR JHA
IND
1,8521.2%
9
AKHILESHWAR KUMAR
BSP
1,6241.1%
10
ASH NARAYAN JHA
IND
1,5881.0%
11
ANSAR AHMAD
1,5121.0%
12
MANOJ KUMAR
JAPL
1,2870.8%
13
AWADHESH KUMAR
1,2160.8%
14
SANOWAR PRAVEEN
BMUP
7260.5%
15
SHAILENDRA KUMAR
CPI(ML)(L)
CPI(ML)(L)
7170.5%
16
KUNDAN KUMAR SINGH
6670.4%
17
SHEKH ABDUS SALAM
IND
6510.4%
18
REKHA DEVI
IND
6230.4%
19
REKHA DEVI
IND
5160.3%
20
M HABIBUR RAHMAN
IND
5130.3%
21
SHANKAR RAY
GJDS
4230.3%
22
MD ASHFAQUE
3920.3%
23
RANJU KUMARI PATHAK
NJPI
3540.2%

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

Average turnout (152nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.5% · min 0.8% · max 21.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
152nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
124th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
209th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 43.3%BLSP 32.4%IND 5.2%OTH 16.4%NOTA 2.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/22

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.31 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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