Bihar · Assembly Constituency 234 · 2020

Wazirganj

1951 1957 1962 1967 1969 1972 1977 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000 2005 (Feb)2005 (Oct)2010 2015 2020 2025

Winner — 2020

Birendra Singh

BJP· NDA (NDA)

BJP 40.2%INC 27.5%21 others 32.3%

Votes

70,713

40.2% share

Winning margin

22,430

12.8% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

56.1%

of 3,13,544

A clear win with a 12.8% margin.

Seat history

6 of 22 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.62 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

23 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share	Flags
1	Birendra Singh	BJP NDA (NDA)	70,713	40.2%
2	SHASHI SHEKHAR Singh	INC	48,283	27.5%
3	Shital Prasad Yadav	IND	14,173	8.1%	DL
4	CHITRANJAN KUMAR	BHRTSBLP	11,162	6.3%	DL
5	Shreedhar Prasad	RLSP	7,390	4.2%	DL
6	Rajiv Kumar	JAPL	3,722	2.1%	DL
7	Rajendra Kumar Verma	IND	3,170	1.8%	DL
8	Ram bilash Prasad	IND	2,428	1.4%	DL
9	Vandana Singh	IND	2,123	1.2%	DL
10	Ranjay Kumar Singh	IND	1,974	1.1%	DL
—	NOTA	NOTA	1,548	0.9%
12	Raju Saw	SaBP	1,044	0.6%	DL
13	Sanjay Prasad	BBMP	985	0.6%	DL
14	Ram Vijay Paswan	IND	962	0.6%	DL
15	BINOD DAS	IND	866	0.5%	DL
16	INDRAN PASWAN	PPID	778	0.4%	DL
17	JWALA MEHTA	BHULKD	753	0.4%	DL
18	Suman Saurav	PBLBRP	677	0.4%	DL
19	Ram Prasad Manjhi	JRJP	665	0.4%	DL
20	SURAJ KUMAR	IND	658	0.4%	DL
21	MRITYUNJAY Kumar Singh	SHS	635	0.4%	DL
22	RITA DEVI	IND	582	0.3%	DL
23	Dipak Kumar	BRRTD	498	0.3%	DL

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

The Record The Place The State

Average turnout (147th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

lean

12.8%

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mean 11.2% · min 0.5% · max 36.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT

67%

lowerhigher

147th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

2.78

fewer partiesmore parties

69th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT

2.1%

lowerhigher

79th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

2.78EFFECTIVE PARTIES

BJP 40.2%INC 27.5%IND 8.1%BHRTSBLP 6.3%OTH 17.0%NOTA 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT

6/22

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.62 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

43,91,418

Density

883 / km²

Sex ratio

938 ♀/1000 ♂

Area

4,976 km²

SC population30.4%

ST population0.1%

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What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01

88%HINDU

Hindu 88.3%Muslim 11.1%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Tap water5.3%

Electricity16.3%

Sanitation24.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21

Institutional births76.6%

Children fully vaccinated85.0%

Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.4%

Children underweight (under 5)43.5%

Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%

Women literate59.4%

Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.8%

Clean cooking fuel34.7%

Health insurance9.7%

What's nearby?

3 locations

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI

Known forDISTRICT

🏺Handloom/Garments🏺Stone Art🏺Tilkut

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Ancient mound in the hill known as Sobhnath

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient mound in the hill known as Sobhnath

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Ancient mound in the valley known as Hansra Kol

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Ancient mound in the valley known as Hansra Kol

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The area generally known as garh

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The area generally known as garh

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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.

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