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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 112 · 2020
Maharajganj
Winner — 2020
Vijay Shanker Dubey
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
INC 30.1%JD(U) 28.9%26 others 41.1%
Votes
48,825
30.1% share
Winning margin
1,976
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
27
Turnout
53.6%
of 3,02,786
Maharajganj was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 1,976 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
14 of 27 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.98 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
28 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vijay Shanker Dubey | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 48,825 | 30.1% |
| 2 | HEM NARAYAN SAH | NDA | 46,849 | 28.9% |
| 3 | Dr. Deo Ranjan Singh | Lok Janshakti Party | 18,278 | 11.3% |
| 4 | Ejaz Ahmad Siddique | AZSP | 7,714 | 4.8% |
| 5 | AJIT Prasad | 4,983 | 3.1% | |
| 6 | BISHWANATH YADAEO | JAPL | 3,393 | 2.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,473 | 1.5% |
| 8 | OM PRAKASH SHARMA | IND | 2,185 | 1.4% |
| 9 | SATYENDRA KUMAR GANDHI | JDR | 2,146 | 1.3% |
| 10 | Kamakhya Narain Singh | JP | 2,122 | 1.3% |
| 11 | DHARMENDRA MAHATO | IND | 1,948 | 1.2% |
| 12 | Khadim Hussain | IND | 1,849 | 1.1% |
| 13 | RAJIV KUMAR URPH GANDHI JEE | RSTSAHP | 1,741 | 1.1% |
| 14 | Nayan Prasad | BKKMP | 1,699 | 1.1% |
| 15 | Shree Bhagwan Singh | JPS | 1,631 | 1.0% |
| 16 | SUSHIL KUMAR DABLU | IND | 1,624 | 1.0% |
| 17 | VISHWAMBHAR SINGH | IND | 1,538 | 0.9% |
| 18 | AMIT KUMAR | IND | 1,479 | 0.9% |
| 19 | Abhinaw Kumar Pandey | RTMNSWP | 1,376 | 0.8% |
| 20 | Shambhu Nath Suropam | IND | 1,304 | 0.8% |
| 21 | HARI KISHOR PRASAD | 1,179 | 0.7% | |
| 22 | SURENDRA KUMAR YADAV | RJBP | 1,144 | 0.7% |
| 23 | Manoranjan Kumar Singh | IND | 1,099 | 0.7% |
| 24 | Abhishek Kumar | RJnJnP | 1,072 | 0.7% |
| 25 | JITENDRA KUMAR | SHtP | 828 | 0.5% |
| 26 | Ravindr Kumar | IND | 807 | 0.5% |
| 27 | KRISHNANAND TYAGI | IND | 552 | 0.3% |
| 28 | UMA SHANKAR TIWARI | 515 | 0.3% |
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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.
Low turnout (197th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 0.3% · max 25.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
197th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.93
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
95th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 30.1%JD(U) 28.9%LJP 11.3%OTH 28.3%NOTA 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
14/27
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.98 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,30,464
Density
1501 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population2.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.5%
Electricity9.7%
Sanitation22.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated76.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Clean cooking fuel48.0%
Health insurance8.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mentha
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