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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 40 · 2015
Laukaha
Winner — 2015
LAKSHMESHWAR ROY
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 43.6%BJP 30.6%13 others 25.7%
Votes
79,971
43.6% share
Winning margin
23,833
13.0% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
59.3%
of 3,09,266
A clear win with a 13.0% margin.
Seat history
5 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.29 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAKSHMESHWAR ROY | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 79,971 | 43.6% |
| 2 | PRAMOD KUMAR PRIYEDARSHI | NDA | 56,138 | 30.6% |
| 3 | MANOJ KUMAR ''''BIHARI'' | 14,455 | 7.9% | |
| 4 | RAMPARI DEVI | 5,393 | 2.9% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 4,698 | 2.6% |
| 6 | DINESH PRASAD SAH | IND | 4,110 | 2.2% |
| 7 | SURENDRA PRASAD YADAV | 3,856 | 2.1% | |
| 8 | BHUPINDER PRASAD YADAV | IND | 3,295 | 1.8% |
| 9 | SURENDRA PRASAD SUMAN | IND | 2,409 | 1.3% |
| 10 | POONAM GOIT | JAPL | 2,187 | 1.2% |
| 11 | SHAKUNTALA | BSP | 1,881 | 1.0% |
| 12 | PRABHAKAR PRASAD | IND | 1,460 | 0.8% |
| 13 | SHIV KUMAR PRASAD | BDBP | 1,327 | 0.7% |
| 14 | AMAN KUMAR SAMAJSEBI | IND | 1,217 | 0.7% |
| 15 | ABADUL GAFFAR | IND | 838 | 0.5% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (114th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.9% · max 40.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
114th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
92nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.5%
lowerhigher
42nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 43.6%BJP 30.6%SHS 7.9%OTH 15.3%NOTA 2.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.29 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
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.