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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 200 · 2020

Buxar

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Winner — 2020

Sanjay Kr. Tiwari @ Munna Tiwari
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
INC 36.4%BJP 34.0%13 others 29.6%
Votes
59,417
36.4% share
Winning margin
3,892
2.4% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
56.3%
of 2,89,997

A closely fought contest. Sanjay Kr. Tiwari @ Munna Tiwari won with a 2.4% margin.

Seat history

7 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.80 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

15 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Sanjay Kr. Tiwari @ Munna Tiwari
INC
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
59,41736.4%
2
Parshuram Chaubey
BJP
NDA
55,52534.0%
3
Nirmal Kumar Singh
RLSP
30,48918.7%
4
Aakash Kumar Singh
IND
5,7943.5%
—
NOTA
NOTA
3,6302.2%
6
Ravi Raj
IND
1,4610.9%
7
Raja Ram Singh
IND
1,3840.8%
8
Gobardhn Misara
IND
1,1410.7%
9
Sudhakar Mishra
IND
1,0540.7%
10
Ashwini Kumar Rai
HSP
7960.5%
11
Ram Nath Thakur
BHRTSBLP
7330.5%
12
Arun Kumar Ojha
IND
7230.4%
13
Bheem Prasad
IND
4640.3%
14
Kamal Narayan Yadav
IND
4060.3%
15
Sanjay Kumar Chaubey
RJnJnP
3230.2%

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 (158th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 2.4% · max 37.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
158th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
233rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.4%BJP 34.0%RLSP 18.7%OTH 8.7%NOTA 2.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
7/14

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.80 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,06,352
Density
1002 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,703 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population1.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 6.2%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity17.8%
Sanitation24.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.6%
Children underweight (under 5)45.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.2%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance11.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hand Embroidery🏺Mentha🏺Sonachud Rice
🏛️

Ancient mound, Buxar

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient mound

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