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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 71 · 2015

Bihariganj

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Winner — 2015

NIRANJAN KUMAR MEHTA
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 45.3%BJP 28.4%14 others 26.4%
Votes
78,361
45.3% share
Winning margin
29,253
16.9% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
60.9%
of 2,84,140

Bihariganj is a safe seat — NIRANJAN KUMAR MEHTA won by 16.9%.

Seat history

3 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.29 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NIRANJAN KUMAR MEHTA
JD(U)
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
78,36145.3%
2
RAVINDRA CHARAN YADAV
BJP
NDA
49,10828.4%
3
SWET KAMAL
JAPL
12,2187.1%
4
BRAHAMCHARI VISHNU PRABHAKAR
IND
4,9152.8%
5
NIKHIL KUMAR JHA
CPI
4,6532.7%
6
SHANTI DEVI
IND
4,3392.5%
7
MANOJ KUMAR YADAV
IND
4,3182.5%
8
KHWAJA GULAM HUSAIN
IND
3,5202.0%
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NOTA
NOTA
2,8681.7%
10
PRATIBHA KUMARI
BSP
BSP
1,8591.1%
11
BEBI DEVI
IND
1,5410.9%
12
MITHILESH KUMAR MEHTA
JMM
1,2920.8%
13
ABHAY CHANDRA JHA
SHS
1,2870.7%
14
KAMLESH MEHTA
IND
1,1490.7%
15
NAVIN KUMAR MEHTA
BVM
8680.5%
16
KAUSHAL KUMAR
BJKD
8410.5%

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 (117th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
16.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.5% · max 41.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
117th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
183rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
32nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 45.3%BJP 28.4%JAPL 7.1%OTH 17.7%NOTA 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.29 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,01,762
Density
1120 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,788 km²
SC population17.3%
ST population0.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.6%Muslim 12.1%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.6%
Electricity5.8%
Sanitation13.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.7%
Women literate47.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel13.4%
Health insurance9.5%

What's nearby?

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