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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 156 · 2020

Bhagalpur

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Winner — 2020

AJIT SHARMA
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
INC 40.5%BJP 39.8%15 others 19.7%
Votes
65,502
40.5% share
Winning margin
1,113
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
48.4%
of 3,33,795

Bhagalpur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 1,113 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

6 of 16 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.46 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AJIT SHARMA
INC
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
65,50240.5%
2
ROHIT PANDEY
BJP
NDA
64,38939.8%
3
RAJESH VERMA
LJP
Lok Janshakti Party
20,52312.7%
4
BIJAY PRASAD SAH
IND
3,2922.0%
5
SYED SHAH ALI SAJJAD ALAM
RLSP
2,7431.7%
—
NOTA
NOTA
1,1030.7%
7
SAHENDRA PRASAD SAHU
BMUP
8130.5%
8
AMIT ALOK
TPLRSP
7190.4%
9
SUBODH MANDAL
NTP
6800.4%
10
MD. ASIF ALI
NCP
4980.3%
11
BAJARANG BIHARI SHARMA
IND
3390.2%
12
VINAY YADAV
BJKD
2730.2%
13
DAYARAM MANDAL
PBLBRP
2130.1%
14
RAVI KUMAR SINGH
SUCI
2060.1%
15
NEELU DEVI
BDlP
1520.1%
16
PASUNN LALAINT
BGMP
1420.1%
17
GAURAV TIWARI
JMBP
860.1%

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

Low turnout (234th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.0% · min 0.7% · max 18.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
234th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.18
fewer partiesmore parties
238th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
213th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.5%BJP 39.8%LJP 12.7%OTH 6.3%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/16

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.46 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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bhagalpur SilkGI🏺Jardalu Mango🏺Manjusha Painting
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Bhagalpur Museum

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