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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 123 · 2020

Hajipur

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Winner — 2020

Awadhesh Singh
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 44.6%RJD 43.0%17 others 12.5%
Votes
85,552
44.5% share
Winning margin
2,990
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
57.2%
of 3,35,706

Hajipur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 2,990 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

9 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.94 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Awadhesh Singh
BJP
NDA (NDA)
85,55244.5%
2
Deo Kumar Chaurasia
RJD
82,56243.0%
3
Ajit Kumar
IND
5,2422.7%
4
Dheeraj Kumar Roy
IND
3,1801.7%
5
Kamal Pd Singh
RLSP
3,0891.6%
6
Kishor Kumar
IND
2,4871.3%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,7450.9%
8
Nishant Gandhi
IND
1,6270.8%
9
Krishna Bhagwan
IND
1,5190.8%
10
Azim Ansari
BMF
8740.5%
11
Sadu Bhagat
RJBP
8640.5%
12
Yashwant Singh
AIFB
7040.4%
13
Sunil Ray
JP
6340.3%
14
Shiv Ranjan Kumar
RJnJnP
5360.3%
15
Santosh Kumar Shukla
IND
3710.2%
16
Vidya Bhushan
SPAKP
3030.2%
17
Ramanand Singh
SSD
2630.1%
18
Indradeo Roy
SUCI
2620.1%
19
Manish Kumar Singh
BNDl
2190.1%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (137th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.9% · max 50.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
137th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
211th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
206th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.5%RJD 43.0%OTH 11.6%NOTA 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
9/18

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.94 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,95,021
Density
1717 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,036 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity11.1%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.6%
Children fully vaccinated71.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.1%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.9%
Health insurance13.5%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Banana🏺Honey🏺Sujni Embroidery
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Jami mosque(Juma mosque)

🏛️MonumentASI

Jami mosque(Juma mosque)

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