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Winner — 2020

HARIBHUSHAN THAKUR 'BACHOL'
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 48.4%RJD 42.7%12 others 8.9%
Votes
86,574
48.4% share
Winning margin
10,241
5.7% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
54.5%
of 3,28,098

A clear win with a 5.7% margin.

Seat history

2 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HARIBHUSHAN THAKUR 'BACHOL'
NDA (NDA)
86,57448.4%
2
Da. FAIYAZ AHMAD
76,33342.7%
NOTA
NOTA
2,9291.6%
4
MAHESHWAR PRASAD CHAUDHARY
IND
2,4111.4%
5
RAJ KUMAR MUKHIYA
IND
2,1721.2%
6
PUSHPAM PRIYA
TPLRSP
1,5210.8%
7
TAUKIR
1,5180.8%
8
ABADHESH KUMAR
JTLP
1,4630.8%
9
INDRAJEET MAHTO
IND
9640.5%
10
MANISH KUMAR
IND
8780.5%
11
MD AUSAF
SJDD
7750.4%
12
BHARAT PASWAN
IND
6170.3%
13
ASHOK KUMAR ROY
IND
3510.2%
14
ARVIND KUMAR MISHRA
IND
2630.1%

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

Average turnout (191st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.7% · max 47.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
191st of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.29
fewer partiesmore parties
217th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
230th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.4%RJD 42.7%OTH 7.2%NOTA 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.21 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
44,87,379
Density
1282 / km²
Sex ratio
927 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,501 km²
SC population13.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.4%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.2%
Electricity12.6%
Sanitation18.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.7%
Children fully vaccinated74.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.3%
Children underweight (under 5)36.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.4%
Women literate53.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.2%
Clean cooking fuel40.0%
Health insurance19.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Sikki Painting

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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