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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 223 · 2020

Aurangabad

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Winner — 2020

ANAND SHANKAR SINGH
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
INC 41.3%BJP 39.9%8 others 18.8%
Votes
70,018
41.3% share
Winning margin
2,243
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
53.4%
of 3,17,947

Aurangabad was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 2,243 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

3 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ANAND SHANKAR SINGH
INC
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
70,01841.3%
2
RAMADHAR SINGH
BJP
NDA
67,77540.0%
3
ANIL KUMAR
BSP
BSP
18,44410.9%
4
SANJIV KUMAR SINGH
IND
2,6101.5%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,4841.5%
6
SURESH PRASAD
BMUP
2,3661.4%
7
CHANDESH PD GUPTA
JAPL
2,2541.3%
8
ARCHANA DEVI
pms
1,6140.9%
9
MAHESHWAR PASWAN
AHFBK
1,2320.7%
10
ASHISH KUMAR SONI
RSWD
8570.5%

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 (171st), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.1% · max 64.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
171st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.79
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
132nd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.79EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.3%BJP 40.0%BSP 10.9%OTH 6.4%NOTA 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.14 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,40,073
Density
769 / km²
Sex ratio
926 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,305 km²
SC population24.1%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.3%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity11.5%
Sanitation21.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.5%
Children fully vaccinated89.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.2%
Children underweight (under 5)48.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.9%
Health insurance15.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
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Deo Surya Mandir

Deo Surya Mandir

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