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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Bihar · Assembly Constituency 28 · 2015
Sitamarhi
Winner — 2015
SUNIL KUMAR
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 49.6%BJP 40.7%14 others 9.7%
Votes
81,557
49.6% share
Winning margin
14,722
9.0% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
63.4%
of 2,59,355
A clear win with a 9.0% margin.
Seat history
4 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUNIL KUMAR | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 81,557 | 49.6% |
| 2 | SUNIL KUMAR ALIAS PINTU | NDA | 66,835 | 40.7% |
| 3 | NAGINA DEVI | IND | 3,624 | 2.2% |
| 4 | ANUP MAHTO | RSHJP | 2,236 | 1.4% |
| 5 | RAKESH KUMAR TUNNA | IND | 2,059 | 1.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,629 | 1.0% |
| 7 | IRSHAD AHMAD | BSP | 959 | 0.6% |
| 8 | SHAHIN PARWEEN | IND | 948 | 0.6% |
| 9 | CHANDRIKA PRASAD | IND | 890 | 0.5% |
| 10 | EFTEKHAR AFATAB | 781 | 0.5% | |
| 11 | UMESH PASWAN | IND | 573 | 0.3% |
| 12 | RAM KISHORE RAI | 550 | 0.3% | |
| 13 | UMESH KUMAR SINGH | SKLP | 487 | 0.3% |
| 14 | VINOD SAH | HND | 466 | 0.3% |
| 15 | RAMESH SAH | GJDS | 390 | 0.2% |
| 16 | RAM VINAY SINGH KUSHWAHA | BMUP | 374 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (73rd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 1.8% · max 41.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
73rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
221st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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208th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 49.6%BJP 40.7%OTH 8.7%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.12 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%
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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