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Winner — 2016 by-elections

Sh. Sudhanshu Shekhar E
RLSP 46.3%INC 32.5%7 others 21.2%
Votes
62,434
46.3% share
Winning margin
18,650
13.8% of votes
Total candidates
9

A clear win with a 13.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Sh. Sudhanshu Shekhar E
62,43446.3%
2
Sh. Mohammad Shabbir
43,78432.5%
3
Sh. Ram Naresh Pandey
19,83514.7%
4
Sh. Madan Chadra Jha
INDEPENDENT
2,8262.1%
5
Sh. Anita Devi
JAPL
2,0041.5%
6
Sh. Vijay Gandhi
1,3931.0%
7
Sh. Bhagirath Jha
SKLP
1,3511.0%
8
Sh. Parmanand Paswan
PBI
5940.4%
9
Sh. Priya Ranjan
AMP
5800.4%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (149th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 2.7% · max 19.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
149th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.8%
lowerhigher
4th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RLSP 46.3%INC 32.5%CPI 14.7%OTH 6.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Sikki Painting

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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