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Winner — 2020

MURARI MOHAN JHA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 46.8%RJD 43.6%14 others 9.6%
Votes
76,372
46.8% share
Winning margin
5,126
3.1% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
56.4%
of 2,89,626

A closely fought contest. MURARI MOHAN JHA won with a 3.1% margin.

Seat history

5 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.55 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MURARI MOHAN JHA
NDA (NDA)
76,37246.8%
2
ABDUL BARI SIDDIQUI
71,24643.6%
3
YOGESH RANJAN
IND
3,3042.0%
NOTA
NOTA
2,9681.8%
5
FAIYAZUR RAHMAN
SJDD
1,5280.9%
6
SANJEEV KUMAR HIMANSHU
IND
1,2910.8%
7
MANIKANT MANI
IND
1,2170.7%
8
CHAND BABU REHMAN
1,1610.7%
9
MADHU RANJAN PRASAD
RJSPS
8960.6%
10
MD. SAMIULLAH KHAN
JAPL
8170.5%
11
DEEPAK KUMAR JHA
IND
8000.5%
12
BHOLA SAHU
IND
7980.5%
13
PRIYANKA KUMARI
IND
3660.2%
14
MADHAV KUMAR CHAUDHARY
TPLRSP
2570.2%
15
SHEKHAR KUMAR
RSTJNVKSP
1900.1%
16
MAHESH PURWE
BJNJGD
1500.1%

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

Average turnout (168th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.0% · max 47.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
168th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
128th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
179th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.8%RJD 43.6%OTH 7.8%NOTA 1.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.55 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,37,385
Density
1728 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,279 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.3%Muslim 22.4%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation25.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.9%
Children fully vaccinated66.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate49.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance25.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta

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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