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Winner — 2020

SHAKEEL AHMAD KHAN
INC· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
INC 42.0%LJP 22.9%17 others 35.1%
Votes
71,267
42.0% share
Winning margin
32,402
19.1% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
60.3%
of 2,81,355

Kadwa is a safe seat — SHAKEEL AHMAD KHAN won by 19.1%.

Seat history

6 of 18 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.30 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHAKEEL AHMAD KHAN
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
71,26742.0%
2
CHANDRA BHUSHAN THAKUR
Lok Janshakti Party
38,86522.9%
3
SURAJ PRAKASH ROY
NDA
31,77918.7%
4
HIMRAJ SINGH
IND
5,1643.0%
5
MINU KUMARI
IND
3,7132.2%
6
RANJEET PRASAD DAS
IND
2,2841.4%
7
UMA KANT ANAND
1,9001.1%
8
MANORANJAN PRASAD DAS
IND
1,7211.0%
9
SAJAN KUMAR
IND
1,6941.0%
10
NIZAM
1,6381.0%
11
MD ANWAR ALAM
IND
1,6010.9%
NOTA
NOTA
1,4050.8%
13
MD RAZAUL HAQUE
JAPL
1,3220.8%
14
BINOD KUMAR SINGH
RJANSWP
1,1140.7%
15
MANISH KUMAR MANDAL
TPLRSP
9700.6%
16
NIRANJAN KUMAR JHA
JDR
9520.6%
17
NUSARAT PRAVIN
PPID
8480.5%
18
ANMOL KUMAR
VPI
7660.5%
19
PRAMOD DAS
AJPR
6770.4%

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

High turnout (16th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
19.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.7% · min 0.3% · max 44.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
16th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
77th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
114th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.0%LJP 22.9%JD(U) 18.7%OTH 15.5%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
6/18

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.30 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,71,029
Density
1005 / km²
Sex ratio
919 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,057 km²
SC population8.6%
ST population5.9%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
55%HINDU
Hindu 54.9%Muslim 44.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.3%
Electricity9.9%
Sanitation17.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births66.9%
Children fully vaccinated73.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.9%
Children underweight (under 5)48.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.4%
Women literate49.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel16.9%
Health insurance8.4%

What's nearby?

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