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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 35 · 2015

Bisfi

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Winner — 2015

FAIYAZ AHMAD
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 44.4%BLSP 22.3%15 others 33.3%
Votes
70,975
44.4% share
Winning margin
35,325
22.1% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
52.7%
of 3,03,581

Bisfi is a safe seat — FAIYAZ AHMAD won by 22.1%.

Seat history

8 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2010 vs 2015

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
FAIYAZ AHMAD
RJD
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
70,97544.4%
2
MANOJ KUMAR YADAV (BHOJ PANDAUL)
BLSP
35,65022.3%
3
HARI BHUSHAN THAKUR ''''''''BACHAUL''''''''
IND
25,79616.1%
4
MITHILESH KUMAR JHA
CPI
9,3095.8%
5
MAHESHWAR PRASAD CHAUDHARY
IND
3,3892.1%
6
PREM SHANKER JHA
IND
2,7011.7%
7
CHAMELI DEVI
BSP
BSP
2,2711.4%
8
ANIL KUMAR SINGH
IND
1,7541.1%
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NOTA
NOTA
1,6701.0%
10
ALPANA KUMARI
SHS
1,3750.9%
11
FAIZ AHMAD
AKBMP
1,1980.8%
12
DHANESHWAR MAHTO
BMTRP
9840.6%
13
MANOJ KUMAR YADAV (PARADIH)
GJDS
8360.5%
14
MD. AUSAF
SP
6220.4%
15
PARWEZ HASSAN
JDR
6100.4%
16
ASHOK KUMAR ROY
NJPI
4420.3%
17
GULAB KUMAR SAH
BMUP
3890.2%

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 (191st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
22.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.7% · max 47.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
191st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
217th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
230th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 44.4%BLSP 22.3%IND 16.1%CPI 5.8%OTH 10.4%NOTA 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
8/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.21 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Sikki Painting

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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