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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 9 · 2015
Sikta
Winner — 2015
KHURSHID URF FIROJ AHMAD
JD(U)· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
JD(U) 43.5%BJP 41.7%11 others 14.8%
Votes
69,870
43.5% share
Winning margin
2,835
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
66.0%
of 2,43,593
Sikta was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 2,835 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
5 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.65 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KHURSHID URF FIROJ AHMAD | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 69,870 | 43.5% |
| 2 | DILIP VARMA | NDA | 67,035 | 41.7% |
| 3 | BIRENDRA PRASAD GUPTA | CPI(ML)(L) CPI(ML)(L) | 5,639 | 3.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 5,579 | 3.5% |
| 5 | DHANESH PATEL | IND | 4,043 | 2.5% |
| 6 | AJEET KUMAR URF MUNNA SINGH | IND | 2,551 | 1.6% |
| 7 | VIKRAM BHAIYA | BSP | 1,414 | 0.9% |
| 8 | LALGURAD MIYAN | IND | 1,347 | 0.8% |
| 9 | AASMA KHATOON | JDR | 822 | 0.5% |
| 10 | PRAMOD SAH | IND | 804 | 0.5% |
| 11 | DHARMESH PRASAD VARMA | 693 | 0.4% | |
| 12 | GOPAL DUTTA JHA | IND | 592 | 0.4% |
| 13 | IRSHAD SHEKH | RSMD | 320 | 0.2% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (18th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 0.4% · max 33.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
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18th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.30
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22nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
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72nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 43.5%BJP 41.7%OTH 11.3%NOTA 3.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.65 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.