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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 163 · 2020
Belhar
Winner — 2020
MANOJ YADAV
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 40.2%RJD 38.8%14 others 21.0%
Votes
73,589
40.2% share
Winning margin
2,473
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
59.6%
of 3,07,445
Belhar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 2,473 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.25 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANOJ YADAV | NDA (NDA) | 73,589 | 40.2% |
| 2 | RAMDEO YADAV | 71,116 | 38.8% | |
| 3 | BRAHMDEV RAY | BSP | 6,127 | 3.3% |
| 4 | Binod Pandit | IND | 5,463 | 3.0% |
| 5 | KUMARI ARCHANA | Lok Janshakti Party | 5,312 | 2.9% |
| 6 | SWATI KUMARI | IND | 4,026 | 2.2% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,430 | 1.9% |
| 8 | SHAILENDRA KUMAR SINGH | 3,242 | 1.8% | |
| 9 | BHOLA PD YADAV | BHRTSBLP | 2,277 | 1.2% |
| 10 | HEMAN BESRA | IND | 2,089 | 1.1% |
| 11 | VISHNU LAL MARANDI | APKSP | 1,532 | 0.8% |
| 12 | NAND KISHORE PANDIT | JP | 1,190 | 0.7% |
| 13 | KABINDRA PANDIT | 1,180 | 0.6% | |
| 14 | MUNESHWAR PRASAD YADAV | PBLBRP | 1,120 | 0.6% |
| 15 | AMRIT TANTI | BDlP | 873 | 0.5% |
| 16 | KUMOD KUMAR | RSTJLKPS | 679 | 0.4% |
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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 (66th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.4% · min 0.8% · max 40.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
66th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
93rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
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53rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 40.2%RJD 38.8%OTH 19.2%NOTA 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.25 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,34,763
Density
674 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,020 km²
SC population12.2%
ST population4.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 12.3%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.0%
Electricity16.4%
Sanitation12.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.3%
Health insurance13.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.