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Winner — 2020

RAJEEV KUMAR
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 33.5%JD(U) 24.8%19 others 41.6%
Votes
60,018
33.5% share
Winning margin
15,512
8.7% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
65.3%
of 2,74,475

A clear win with a 8.7% margin.

Seat history

5 of 20 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.82 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

21 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAJEEV KUMAR
Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
60,01833.5%
2
MANOJ KUMAR
NDA
44,50624.9%
3
AJAY KUMAR
Lok Janshakti Party
43,49624.3%
4
RAMESH KUMAR
IND
4,0862.3%
5
VEENA YADAV
JAPL
3,7182.1%
6
SANTOSH SHAHI
BYPP
3,0471.7%
7
KANCHAN SAHNI
IND
2,5211.4%
8
MUKESH KUMAR RANJAN
IND
2,2191.2%
9
LALITA KUMARI
IND
2,2041.2%
10
PRABHU KUSHWAHA
2,0591.1%
11
AKHILESHWAR SINGH
JMBP
1,9881.1%
12
SANTOSH KUMAR
IND
1,7361.0%
13
SANTOSH KUMAR
IND
1,3300.7%
NOTA
NOTA
1,2130.7%
15
UMESH THAKUR
YKP
1,0190.6%
16
BIRENDRA KUMAR YADAV
LCD
9540.5%
17
BINAY KUMAR SINGH
IND
8550.5%
18
BIRENDRA KUMAR
RJBP
7140.4%
19
TAMANNA HASHMI
AZSP
6140.3%
20
BHARTI DEVI
BHRTSYTKP
4320.2%
21
POONAM
3950.2%

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

High turnout (11th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 1.4% · max 42.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
11th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
135th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.5%
lowerhigher
10th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 33.5%JD(U) 24.9%LJP 24.3%OTH 16.7%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/20

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.82 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️Shahi LitchiGI🏷️Sujini EmbroideryGI

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