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Winner — 2015

FARAZ FATMI
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 47.1%BJP 41.8%12 others 11.1%
Votes
68,601
47.1% share
Winning margin
7,830
5.4% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
54.6%
of 2,66,544

A clear win with a 5.4% margin.

Seat history

2 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.27 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
FARAZ FATMI
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
68,60147.1%
2
ASHOK KUMAR YADAV
NDA
60,77141.8%
NOTA
NOTA
3,5132.4%
4
RAM CHANDRA SAH
2,1761.5%
5
MD. FAIYAZ KHAN
TNRMPI
2,0011.4%
6
CHAND BABU REHMAN
1,6491.1%
7
VIJAY KUMAR
IND
1,5871.1%
8
PRASOON PANKAJ
BSP
1,2810.9%
9
RAM VRIKSH PASWAN
IND
1,0280.7%
10
MEERA KUMARI JHA
RAJPA
8900.6%
11
ABDESH KAMTI
AKBMP
6020.4%
12
DINESH KUMAR DAS
NJPI
5290.4%
13
ASHOK KUMAR JHA
SKLP
4630.3%
14
KUSHESHWAR MAHTO
4360.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (168th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.0% · max 47.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
168th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
128th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
179th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 47.1%BJP 41.8%OTH 8.7%NOTA 2.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.27 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,37,385
Density
1728 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,279 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.3%Muslim 22.4%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation25.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.9%
Children fully vaccinated66.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate49.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance25.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta

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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