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Winner — 2015

SARFRAZ ALAM
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 58.6%IND 24.5%12 others 16.8%
Votes
92,890
58.6% share
Winning margin
53,980
34.1% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
61.5%
of 2,57,611

Jokihat is a safe seat — SARFRAZ ALAM won by 34.1%.

Seat history

6 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.87 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SARFRAZ ALAM
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
92,89058.6%
2
RANJEET YADAV
IND
38,91024.6%
3
KAUSAR ZIA
JAPL
5,4993.5%
NOTA
NOTA
5,3883.4%
5
BIBI ZEBA KHATUN
HAMS
4,2062.6%
6
MAHA NAND BISHWAS
IND
2,5571.6%
7
SANJAY KUMAR THAKUR
IND
2,1571.4%
8
SARFUDDIN
BSP
1,5931.0%
9
M.D. YAHAYA
1,1510.7%
10
GULSHAN ARA
IND
9340.6%
11
ISMAIL
VIP
8990.6%
12
MD GAFUR
BHNP
7890.5%
13
MANOJ KUMAR SHARMA
IND
7670.5%
14
MOHAMMAD JABIR
JDR
7650.5%

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

Average turnout (61st), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
34.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.9% · min 1.6% · max 70.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
61st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.87
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
112th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.87EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 58.6%IND 24.6%OTH 13.5%NOTA 3.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.87 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,11,569
Density
993 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,830 km²
SC population13.6%
ST population1.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
57%HINDU
Hindu 56.7%Muslim 43.0%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity7.7%
Sanitation9.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.2%
Children fully vaccinated61.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.9%
Children underweight (under 5)47.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.9%
Women literate43.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel15.2%
Health insurance19.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jute🏷️MakhanaGI

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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