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Winner — 2025

HEM NARAYAN SAH
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 46.2%RJD 35.0%11 others 18.8%
Votes
86,813
46.2% share
Winning margin
21,099
11.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
62.1%
of 3,02,398

A clear win with a 11.2% margin.

Seat history

5 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹2.28 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HEM NARAYAN SAH
NDA (NDA)
86,81346.2%
2
VISHAL KUMAR JAISWAL
65,71435.0%
3
SUNIL RAY
JANSURAJ
8,1654.3%
4
NITISH KUMAR DIWEDI
IND
6,2543.3%
5
RAVINDRA KUMAR
IND
4,3582.3%
NOTA
NOTA
3,6752.0%
7
RAJ KISHOR GUPTA
IND
2,9021.6%
8
MADAN YADAV
ASPKR
2,3731.3%
9
RAVI RANJAN TISU
2,1761.2%
10
DR. VIKAS KUMAR SINGH
PTI
2,1291.1%
11
NAYAN PRASAD
BKKMP
1,6590.9%
12
ASHISH RANJAN SINGH
IND
8860.5%
13
ANGAD KUMAR
IND
7060.4%

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

Low turnout (197th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.2% · min 0.3% · max 25.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
197th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.93
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
95th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.93EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 46.2%RJD 35.0%OTH 16.8%NOTA 2.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
5/12

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹2.28 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,30,464
Density
1501 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population2.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.5%
Electricity9.7%
Sanitation22.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated76.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Clean cooking fuel48.0%
Health insurance8.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mentha

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