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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 144 · 2020
Matihani
Winner — 2020
Raj Kumar Singh
LJP· Lok Janshakti Party
LJP 29.6%JD(U) 29.5%12 others 40.9%
Votes
61,364
29.6% share
Winning margin
333
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
61.1%
of 3,38,858
Matihani was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 333 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
5 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.59 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Raj Kumar Singh | Lok Janshakti Party | 61,364 | 29.6% |
| 2 | Narendra Kumar Singh @ Bogo Singh | NDA | 61,031 | 29.5% |
| 3 | Rajendra Prasad Singh | 60,599 | 29.3% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 6,733 | 3.3% |
| 5 | Amresh Ray | IND | 4,378 | 2.1% |
| 6 | Hemant Kumar | IND | 3,258 | 1.6% |
| 7 | Saurabh | IND | 2,500 | 1.2% |
| 8 | Avinash Kumar | BMUP | 1,711 | 0.8% |
| 9 | Vimalesh Kumar Urf Botal Singh | IND | 1,484 | 0.7% |
| 10 | Bindu Kumari | TPLRSP | 893 | 0.4% |
| 11 | Dileep Kumar Singh | JAPL | 890 | 0.4% |
| 12 | Prakash Kumar Urf Murari Singh | RSWD | 839 | 0.4% |
| 13 | Amish Kumar | IND | 815 | 0.4% |
| 14 | Umesh Patel | SSD | 553 | 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 (93rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 0.1% · max 42.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
93rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
216th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
120th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LJP 29.6%JD(U) 29.5%CPM 29.3%OTH 8.4%NOTA 3.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/13
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.59 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,70,541
Density
1549 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,918 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity20.2%
Sanitation31.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.9%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Clean cooking fuel45.2%
Health insurance13.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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