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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 118 · 2020
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Winner — 2020
DR. C. N. GUPTA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 45.0%RJD 40.9%15 others 14.1%
Votes
75,710
45.0% share
Winning margin
6,771
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
51.0%
of 3,30,176
A closely fought contest. DR. C. N. GUPTA won with a 4.0% margin.
Seat history
9 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.20 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
17 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR. C. N. GUPTA | NDA (NDA) | 75,710 | 45.0% |
| 2 | RANDHIR KUMAR SINGH | 68,939 | 41.0% | |
| 3 | SUNIL KUMAR | IND | 6,062 | 3.6% |
| 4 | SANJEEV KUMAR SINGH | IND | 3,744 | 2.2% |
| 5 | SUBHASH RAY | IND | 3,193 | 1.9% |
| 6 | MANOJ MAHATO | BSP | 2,909 | 1.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,920 | 1.1% |
| 8 | DR. VIJAYA RANI SINGH | IND | 1,166 | 0.7% |
| 9 | BIRENDRA SAH | IND | 1,022 | 0.6% |
| 10 | DHARMENDRA PANDEY | RTMNSWP | 958 | 0.6% |
| 11 | VINOD KUMAR TIWARI | IND | 712 | 0.4% |
| 12 | UMESHWAR SINGH | IND | 498 | 0.3% |
| 13 | YOGENDRA RAY | IND | 399 | 0.2% |
| 14 | MOHAMMAD ASGAR ALI | IND | 373 | 0.2% |
| 15 | MANORANJAN KUMAR SHRIVASTVA | PRAJAP | 282 | 0.2% |
| 16 | PARMESHWAR KUMAR | IND | 238 | 0.1% |
| 17 | MOHAMMAD SALIM | BMF | 236 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (229th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 2.5% · max 49.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
229th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
116th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
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160th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.0%RJD 41.0%OTH 13.0%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
9/16
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.20 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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