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Winner — 2015

RAJEEV KUMAR URF MUNNA YADAV
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 49.6%BJP 34.9%15 others 15.5%
Votes
80,790
49.6% share
Winning margin
23,940
14.7% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
64.8%
of 2,51,218

A clear win with a 14.7% margin.

Seat history

3 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.42 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJEEV KUMAR URF MUNNA YADAV
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
80,79049.6%
2
AJAY KUMAR
NDA
56,85034.9%
3
MD. SADRUL KHAN
IND
4,9343.0%
4
RAKESH KUMAR
IND
4,2922.6%
5
LAKSHMI KANT
2,7431.7%
NOTA
NOTA
2,7301.7%
7
RANI DEVI
BSP
2,0991.3%
8
JITENDRA PRASAD
IND
1,6551.0%
9
KALIMA KHATOON
IND
1,2030.7%
10
KEDAR SAHNI
JAPL
9410.6%
11
UPENDRA SAHANI
SKLP
8650.5%
12
ASHA DEVI
IND
7810.5%
13
VINAY KUMAR VIPIN
BMUP
7630.5%
14
DEVENDRA SINGH
BJKVP
6560.4%
15
RAJESH KUMAR
5960.4%
16
BIRENDRA KUMAR
ABHKP
5490.3%
17
GHULAM MUSTAFA ANSARI
NALP
4250.3%

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

High turnout (11th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 1.4% · max 42.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
11th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
135th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.5%
lowerhigher
10th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 49.6%BJP 34.9%OTH 13.8%NOTA 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.42 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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