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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 192 · 2020

Sandesh

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Winner — 2020

KIRAN DEVI
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 51.5%JD(U) 18.8%10 others 29.7%
Votes
79,599
51.5% share
Winning margin
50,607
32.8% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
53.0%
of 2,91,632

Sandesh is a safe seat — KIRAN DEVI won by 32.8%.

Seat history

5 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.38 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KIRAN DEVI
RJD
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
79,59951.5%
2
VIJAYENDRA YADAV
JD(U)
NDA
28,99218.8%
3
SHWETA SINGH
LJP
Lok Janshakti Party
28,50018.4%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,4492.2%
5
SHIV SHANKAR PRASAD
RLSP
3,3512.2%
6
BABAN KUMAR
JAPL
2,6031.7%
7
KRISHNA PASWAN
BKVP
1,7201.1%
8
SANTOSH KUMAR SINGH
RJnJnP
1,6601.1%
9
MANMOHAN SINGH
RSTJLKPS
1,5161.0%
10
AKHILESHWAR NATH TIWARI
JASP
1,2300.8%
11
RAMDEO SINGH
IND
1,0540.7%
12
KAMAL KUMAR SINGH
VPI
7810.5%

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 (192nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
32.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.8% · min 0.0% · max 65.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
192nd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.57
fewer partiesmore parties
118th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
62nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 51.5%JD(U) 18.8%LJP 18.4%OTH 9.0%NOTA 2.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.38 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%

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