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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 117 · 2020
Marhaura
Winner — 2020
JITENDRA KUMAR RAY
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 39.4%JD(U) 31.9%21 others 28.6%
Votes
59,812
39.4% share
Winning margin
11,385
7.5% of votes
Total candidates
22
Turnout
56.6%
of 2,67,925
A clear win with a 7.5% margin.
Seat history
7 of 22 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.56 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
23 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JITENDRA KUMAR RAY | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 59,812 | 39.4% |
| 2 | ALTAF ALAM | NDA | 48,427 | 31.9% |
| 3 | VINAY KUMAR | Lok Janshakti Party | 6,550 | 4.3% |
| 4 | LAL BABU RAY | IND | 6,323 | 4.2% |
| 5 | NAGENDRA RAY | IND | 4,445 | 2.9% |
| 6 | PANKAJ KUMAR | IND | 3,512 | 2.3% |
| 7 | CHANDESHWAR CHOUDHARY | IND | 3,329 | 2.2% |
| 8 | ANAND KUMAR RAI | IND | 3,108 | 2.0% |
| 9 | ASHWANI KUMAR | BSP | 2,638 | 1.7% |
| 10 | PRABHAT KUMAR GIRI | IND | 1,731 | 1.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,525 | 1.0% |
| 12 | RAJEEV RANJAN | BHRTSBLP | 1,252 | 0.8% |
| 13 | GANPATI PRASAD GAURAV | IND | 1,202 | 0.8% |
| 14 | SHAMBHU PD. SINGH | JP | 995 | 0.7% |
| 15 | Abhishek Kumar Singh | RGPP | 994 | 0.7% |
| 16 | AMRITESH KUMAR SINGH | RJnJnP | 955 | 0.6% |
| 17 | EHASAN AHMAD | 884 | 0.6% | |
| 18 | Santosh Kumar Ray | IND | 865 | 0.6% |
| 19 | LALU PRASAD YADAV | IND | 818 | 0.5% |
| 20 | BULINDER D YADAV | IND | 641 | 0.4% |
| 21 | ASHOK SHARMA | IND | 635 | 0.4% |
| 22 | JAI RAM RAY | JDR | 555 | 0.4% |
| 23 | SANDEV KUMAR RAY | IND | 468 | 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.
Average turnout (151st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 5.2% · max 56.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
151st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
29th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 39.4%JD(U) 31.9%OTH 27.6%NOTA 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
7/22
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.56 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%
What's nearby?
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