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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 116 · 2025
Taraiya
Winner — 2025
JANAK SINGH
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 44.2%RJD 43.5%13 others 12.4%
Votes
85,564
44.2% share
Winning margin
1,329
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
64.9%
of 2,98,532
Taraiya was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 1,329 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.65 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANAK SINGH | NDA (NDA) | 85,564 | 44.2% |
| 2 | SHAILENDRA PRATAP | 84,235 | 43.5% | |
| 3 | SATYENDRA KU SAHNI | JANSURAJ | 5,086 | 2.6% |
| 4 | MUMTAJ ANSARI | IND | 2,748 | 1.4% |
| 5 | MITHILESH KUMAR | IND | 2,663 | 1.4% |
| 6 | VIJESH RAY | IND | 2,621 | 1.4% |
| 7 | BRAJ BIHARI SINGH | 1,875 | 1.0% | |
| 8 | AMIT KUMAR SINGH | 1,851 | 1.0% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,724 | 0.9% |
| 10 | LALU PRASAD YADAV | IND | 1,316 | 0.7% |
| 11 | AHMAD HUSSAIN ANSARI | PECP | 1,018 | 0.5% |
| 12 | BHAGWAN PRASAD GUPTA | VAP | 978 | 0.5% |
| 13 | SANJAY KUMAR | PPID | 879 | 0.5% |
| 14 | VIVEK KUMAR | JJD | 681 | 0.3% |
| 15 | RAM VISWAS RAI | BHRTSP | 299 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (164th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.6% · min 0.7% · max 27.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
164th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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224th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.2%RJD 43.5%OTH 11.4%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.65 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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