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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 155 · 2020
Kahalgaon
Winner — 2020
PAWAN KUMAR YADAV
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 56.2%INC 35.4%13 others 8.4%
Votes
1,15,538
56.2% share
Winning margin
42,893
20.9% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
62.0%
of 3,31,391
Kahalgaon is a safe seat — PAWAN KUMAR YADAV won by 20.9%.
Seat history
3 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.28 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAWAN KUMAR YADAV | NDA (NDA) | 1,15,538 | 56.2% |
| 2 | SHUBHANAND MUKESH | 72,645 | 35.4% | |
| 3 | BIJAY KUMAR YADAV | IND | 3,107 | 1.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,192 | 1.1% |
| 5 | ANUJ KUMAR MANDAL | 2,105 | 1.0% | |
| 6 | MAHENDRA TANTI | IND | 1,973 | 1.0% |
| 7 | KRISHNA KUMAR MANDAL | BSP | 1,350 | 0.7% |
| 8 | ANIL YADAV | JAPL | 1,275 | 0.6% |
| 9 | SADANAND SINGH | IND | 1,167 | 0.6% |
| 10 | BHOLA HARIJAN | IND | 859 | 0.4% |
| 11 | MANOJ KUMAR YADAV | VCSMP | 798 | 0.4% |
| 12 | RAMCHANDRA MANDAL | BJKD | 725 | 0.3% |
| 13 | BHAGERATH KUMAR | BSSPA | 718 | 0.3% |
| 14 | GULAM AHMAD | BHRTSBLP | 643 | 0.3% |
| 15 | PRATIMA DEVI | BPL | 368 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (40th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.1% · max 24.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
40th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
176th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 56.2%INC 35.4%OTH 7.3%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.28 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,37,766
Density
1182 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.9%Muslim 17.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.2%
Electricity31.0%
Sanitation33.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated66.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.0%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.4%
Clean cooking fuel49.2%
Health insurance16.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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