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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 147 · 2020Reserved (SC)

Bakhri

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Winner — 2020

SURYAKANT PASWAN
CPI· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
CPI 44.1%BJP 43.7%12 others 12.2%
Votes
72,177
44.1% share
Winning margin
777
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
60.4%
of 2,70,948

Bakhri was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 777 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

5 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURYAKANT PASWAN
CPI
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
72,17744.1%
2
RAMSHANKAR PASWAN
BJP
NDA
71,40043.7%
3
VIJAY PASWAN
RLSP
3,8572.4%
4
RAJESH KUMAR RAJAK
IND
2,4541.5%
5
SATYA PRAKASH
RSTJNVKSP
2,3951.5%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,3131.4%
7
TULSI TANTI
SSD
2,0941.3%
8
RAMANAND RAM
JAPL
1,9461.2%
9
SANJAY KUMAR
TPLRSP
1,2780.8%
10
AMIT KUMAR
NCP
1,2610.8%
11
ANITA DEVI
IND
1,0160.6%
12
MANOJ DAS
BMUP
5880.4%
13
LAL BAHADUR PASWAN
AAAAP
3820.2%
14
MAHESHWAR RAM
JD(S)
3460.2%

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 (84th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 0.5% · max 37.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
84th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
110th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
117th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 44.1%BJP 43.7%OTH 10.8%NOTA 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.17 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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