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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARUN KUMAR
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
1,02,85053.0%
2
ALOK RANJAN
NDA
63,64432.8%
3
SANJANA DEVI
JAPL
6,6183.4%
NOTA
NOTA
5,2112.7%
5
RAMESH KUMAR SHARMA
IND
3,8532.0%
6
VINOD KUMAR
3,2531.7%
7
RANVEER KUMAR
IND
1,8781.0%
8
NIRMAL MISHRA
AKBMP
1,1250.6%
9
MADHAV PRASAD MUKHIYA
SKLP
9380.5%
10
RAM SHANKAR KUMAR
GJDS
8910.5%
11
BADRI SHARMA
BKP
8690.5%
12
KUMAR GAJENDRA SINGH
IND
8660.5%
13
SHAMBHU SAH
BSP
8090.4%
14
NARESH PRASAD SAH
BMUP
5790.3%
15
DHIRENDRA KUMAR
NJPI
5630.3%

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
lean
20.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.7% · min 0.2% · max 30.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
88th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
113th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
212th of 243

Where 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.

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