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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 75 · 2015
Saharsa
Winner — 2015
ARUN KUMAR
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 53.0%BJP 32.8%13 others 14.2%
Votes
1,02,850
53.0% share
Winning margin
39,206
20.2% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
57.7%
of 3,36,081
Saharsa is a safe seat — ARUN KUMAR won by 20.2%.
Seat history
3 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.40 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARUN KUMAR | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 1,02,850 | 53.0% |
| 2 | ALOK RANJAN | NDA | 63,644 | 32.8% |
| 3 | SANJANA DEVI | JAPL | 6,618 | 3.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 5,211 | 2.7% |
| 5 | RAMESH KUMAR SHARMA | IND | 3,853 | 2.0% |
| 6 | VINOD KUMAR | 3,253 | 1.7% | |
| 7 | RANVEER KUMAR | IND | 1,878 | 1.0% |
| 8 | NIRMAL MISHRA | AKBMP | 1,125 | 0.6% |
| 9 | MADHAV PRASAD MUKHIYA | SKLP | 938 | 0.5% |
| 10 | RAM SHANKAR KUMAR | GJDS | 891 | 0.5% |
| 11 | BADRI SHARMA | BKP | 869 | 0.5% |
| 12 | KUMAR GAJENDRA SINGH | IND | 866 | 0.5% |
| 13 | SHAMBHU SAH | BSP | 809 | 0.4% |
| 14 | NARESH PRASAD SAH | BMUP | 579 | 0.3% |
| 15 | DHIRENDRA KUMAR | NJPI | 563 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (88th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 0.2% · max 30.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
88th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
113th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
212th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 53.0%BJP 32.8%OTH 11.5%NOTA 2.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.40 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
19,00,661
Density
1127 / km²
Sex ratio
906 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,687 km²
SC population16.7%
ST population0.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 85.7%Muslim 14.0%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.8%
Electricity11.2%
Sanitation16.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births70.4%
Children fully vaccinated72.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.8%
Children underweight (under 5)42.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate43.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.0%
Clean cooking fuel25.2%
Health insurance12.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Makhana (Foxnut)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.