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Winner — 2015

MANGITA DEVI
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 40.5%BLSP 30.3%13 others 29.2%
Votes
55,699
40.5% share
Winning margin
14,110
10.3% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
53.6%
of 2,56,495

A clear win with a 10.3% margin.

Seat history

5 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.50 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANGITA DEVI
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
55,69940.5%
2
PANKAJ KUMAR MISHRA
BLSP
41,58930.3%
3
GUDDI DEVI
16,03811.7%
NOTA
NOTA
7,2495.3%
5
LAL BABU ROY
IND
5,0243.6%
6
VIJAY KUMAR SAH
IND
2,8212.0%
7
DEVENDAR PRASAD YADAV
1,8871.4%
8
SHYAM BABU YADAV
BSP
1,5201.1%
9
MRIGENDRA KUMAR
9990.7%
10
RAM NARESH BHAGAT
IND
9410.7%
11
ARJUN PRASAD
IND
9240.7%
12
KIRAN PASWAN
RVNP
8200.6%
13
CHAUDHARY KHUSHWANT SINGH
NJPI
7900.6%
14
RAJARAM PASWAN
BMUP
5980.4%
15
BAJRANG BIHARI SINGH
IND
5650.4%

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

Average turnout (134th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 1.8% · max 65.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
134th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
105th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
64th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 40.5%BLSP 30.3%SP 11.7%OTH 12.3%NOTA 5.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.50 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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