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Winner — 2015

NARAYAN PRASAD
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 44.4%JD(U) 34.8%14 others 20.8%
Votes
66,697
44.4% share
Winning margin
14,335
9.5% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
61.8%
of 2,43,419

A clear win with a 9.5% margin.

Seat history

5 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.57 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2010 vs 2015

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NARAYAN PRASAD
BJP
NDA (NDA)
66,69744.4%
2
BAIDYANATH PRASAD MAHTO
JD(U)
52,36234.8%
3
RAJ KUMAR PRASAD
IND
4,2872.9%
4
GALLU CHAUDHARI
CPI
4,2422.8%
5
SANTOSH CHAUDHARY
IND
3,9952.7%
6
SHAILESH KUSHAWAHA
BSP
BSP
3,8732.6%
7
PUNYADEV PRASAD
IND
2,9492.0%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,4381.6%
9
NAWAL KISHOR PATHAK
SHS
2,2311.5%
10
RATAN KUMAR SARKAR
IND
1,4521.0%
11
SANJAY KUMAR KUSHWAHA
SP
1,3840.9%
12
SHANKAR CHAUDHARI
GJDS
1,1080.7%
13
RADHAKRISHNA PRASAD
JMM
9250.6%
14
PRIYA RANJAN
IND
9060.6%
15
ISLAM
IND
8700.6%
16
HAMID ALI
RAJPA
6600.4%

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 (51st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 2.1% · max 67.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
51st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
122nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
148th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.4%JD(U) 34.8%OTH 19.2%NOTA 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.57 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,35,042
Density
753 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,228 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population6.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.0%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.8%
Electricity8.1%
Sanitation15.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated62.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.4%
Health insurance20.0%

What's nearby?

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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.

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