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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 12 · 2025
Narkatia
Winner — 2025
VISHAL KUMAR
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 46.7%RJD 46.0%5 others 7.3%
Votes
1,04,450
46.7% share
Winning margin
1,443
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
74.2%
of 3,01,320
Narkatia was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 1,443 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹4.15 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VISHAL KUMAR | NDA (NDA) | 1,04,450 | 46.7% |
| 2 | SHAMIM AHMAD | 1,03,007 | 46.1% | |
| 3 | LAL BABU PRASAD | JANSURAJ | 7,002 | 3.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 5,425 | 2.4% |
| 5 | MD HARUN RASHID | IND | 1,937 | 0.9% |
| 6 | WASHISHTH PRASAD | IND | 1,006 | 0.5% |
| 7 | UMAR FAROOQUE | IND | 816 | 0.4% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (26th), 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 14.6% · min 0.7% · max 35.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
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26th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
208th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
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49th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 46.7%RJD 46.1%OTH 4.8%NOTA 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹4.15 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%
What's nearby?
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