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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 58 · 2015
Kasba
Winner — 2015
MD. AFAQUE ALAM
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
INC 44.7%BJP 43.8%14 others 11.5%
Votes
81,633
44.7% share
Winning margin
1,794
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
69.0%
of 2,64,331
Kasba was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 1,794 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
4 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.30 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MD. AFAQUE ALAM | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 81,633 | 44.7% |
| 2 | PRADIP KUMAR DAS | NDA | 79,839 | 43.8% |
| 3 | SANJAY KUMAR MIRDHA | IND | 4,777 | 2.6% |
| 4 | SADA NAND YADAV | IND | 2,777 | 1.5% |
| 5 | SYED GHULAM HUSSAIN | 2,669 | 1.5% | |
| 6 | AJEET KUMAR MEHTA | BSP | 2,318 | 1.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,058 | 1.1% |
| 8 | DEEPAK KUMAR CHAUHAN | IND | 1,553 | 0.8% |
| 9 | SHAKTI NATH YADAV | IND | 1,425 | 0.8% |
| 10 | BAMBAM SAH | 1,122 | 0.6% | |
| 11 | AFJAL KHAN ALIAS MUKHTAR | CPI(ML)(L) CPI(ML)(L) | 546 | 0.3% |
| 12 | AKHILESH JHA | IND | 421 | 0.2% |
| 13 | AKHTAR ALI | MANJP | 388 | 0.2% |
| 14 | MD. SHAHID | SKLP | 339 | 0.2% |
| 15 | MD. KASIM | 316 | 0.2% | |
| 16 | PARMESHWAR LAL BISHWAS | LD | 297 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 0.1% · max 58.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
1st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.84
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
126th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.84EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.7%BJP 43.8%OTH 10.4%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.30 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
32,64,619
Density
1011 / km²
Sex ratio
921 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,229 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population4.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
61%HINDU
Hindu 60.9%Muslim 38.5%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity13.4%
Sanitation13.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births68.9%
Children fully vaccinated62.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)47.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.0%
Women literate47.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.2%
Clean cooking fuel19.3%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
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