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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 19 · 2020

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Winner — 2020

PRAMOD KUMAR
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 49.4%RJD 41.6%13 others 8.9%
Votes
92,733
49.4% share
Winning margin
14,645
7.8% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
59.7%
of 3,14,345

A clear win with a 7.8% margin.

Seat history

3 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.40 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRAMOD KUMAR
BJP
NDA (NDA)
92,73349.4%
2
OM PRAKASH CHAUDHARY
RJD
78,08841.6%
3
DEEPAK KUMAR KUSHWAHA
RLSP
3,7162.0%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,4551.8%
5
RAMESHVAR SAH
IND
3,2631.7%
6
ZALALUDDIN ROY
IND
1,8471.0%
7
ASHOK KUMAR
JNSNGHDL
1,0600.6%
8
PRABHU NANDAN PRASAD
JP
6760.4%
9
MUNNA KUMAR
TPLRSP
6620.3%
10
ABHISHEK KUMAR SINGH
IND
5990.3%
11
HARISHCHANDRA PANDIT
VCSMP
3750.2%
12
PRAKASH CHANDRA MANU
RJnJnP
3640.2%
13
BAIJU KUMAR
RSWD
2930.2%
14
ASHWINI KUMAR GUPTA
AKHDBRYVP
2130.1%
15
PANKAJ KUMAR SRIVASTAV
JTVP
2110.1%

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

High turnout (38th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 0.1% · max 39.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
38th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
212th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
173rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.4%RJD 41.6%OTH 7.1%NOTA 1.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.40 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%

What's nearby?

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