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Winner — 2020

Ashok Kumar
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 36.0%CPI(ML)(L) 28.7%19 others 35.3%
Votes
68,356
36.0% share
Winning margin
13,801
7.3% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
59.0%
of 3,22,259

A clear win with a 7.3% margin.

Seat history

6 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.55 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Ashok Kumar
NDA (NDA)
68,35636.0%
2
Phoolbabu Singh
CPI(ML)(L)
54,55528.7%
3
Urmila Sinha
Lok Janshakti Party
23,92812.6%
4
B. K. Singh
7,9324.2%
5
Dilep Roy
IND
5,4652.9%
6
Ramesh Kumar Ray
IND
3,8052.0%
7
Md. Naushad
JAPL
3,5271.9%
8
Tanveer Ahmad
IND
3,0441.6%
NOTA
NOTA
2,6321.4%
10
Kriti King
TPLRSP
1,9551.0%
11
Vinay Kumar
BHRTSBLP
1,7720.9%
12
Ramchandra Mahto
IND
1,6500.9%
13
Abhinav Raj
IND
1,5050.8%
14
Ashok Ray
IND
1,4930.8%
15
Suraj Kumar
IND
1,4800.8%
16
Ram Kumar Sahani
SJDD
1,3790.7%
17
Upendra Sharama
RJnJnP
1,3760.7%
18
Allama Shibli Nomani Hashmi
JP
1,3070.7%
19
Archana Rani
IND
1,1310.6%
20
Ram Pukar Thakur
IND
9500.5%
21
Dinesh Kumar Ray
BLRP
7880.4%

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

Average turnout (54th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 0.6% · max 34.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
54th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
54th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 36.0%CPI(ML)(L) 28.7%LJP 12.6%OTH 21.4%NOTA 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/20

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.55 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%

What's nearby?

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