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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 53 · 2020

Thakurganj

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Winner — 2020

Saud Alam
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 41.5%IND 29.1%9 others 29.4%
Votes
79,909
41.5% share
Winning margin
23,887
12.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
66.1%
of 2,91,257

A clear win with a 12.4% margin.

Seat history

3 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.66 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

⚖ Compare 2015 vs 2020

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Saud Alam
RJD
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
79,90941.5%
2
Gopal Kumar Agarwal
IND
56,02229.1%
3
Md. Naushad Alam
JD(U)
NDA
22,08211.5%
4
Mahbub Alam
AIMIM
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (unaligned)
18,9259.8%
—
NOTA
NOTA
2,9761.5%
6
Shakir Alam
IND
2,7011.4%
7
Md. Kalimuddin
LJP
Lok Janshakti Party
2,4901.3%
8
Devbret Kumar Ganesh
JAPL
2,4791.3%
9
Shahanavaj
RSSCMJP
1,9191.0%
10
Navin Kumar Mallah
SHS
1,6360.8%
11
MD. Safir Alam
IND
1,4890.8%

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

High turnout (3rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 2.1% · max 45.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
3rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.59
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
157th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 41.5%IND 29.1%JD(U) 11.5%AIMIM 9.8%OTH 6.6%NOTA 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.66 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,90,400
Density
897 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,884 km²
SC population6.7%
ST population3.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%MUSLIM
Muslim 68.0%Hindu 31.4%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity17.5%
Sanitation10.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births54.6%
Children fully vaccinated67.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Children underweight (under 5)41.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.1%
Women literate48.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Clean cooking fuel15.3%
Health insurance8.1%

What's nearby?

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