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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 142 · 2025
Bachhwara
Winner — 2025
SURENDRA MEHTA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 45.0%INC 37.9%7 others 17.1%
Votes
1,00,343
45.0% share
Winning margin
15,841
7.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
71.4%
of 3,12,121
A clear win with a 7.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURENDRA MEHTA | NDA (NDA) | 1,00,343 | 45.0% |
| 2 | SHIV PRAKASH GARIB DAS | 84,502 | 37.9% | |
| 3 | ABDESH KUMAR RAI | 21,588 | 9.7% | |
| 4 | RAMOD KUMAR | JANSURAJ | 7,654 | 3.4% |
| 5 | BIPEEN KUMAR | IND | 2,383 | 1.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,893 | 0.8% |
| 7 | SHATRUDHAN KUMAR | IND | 1,712 | 0.8% |
| 8 | AVINASH KUMAR | 1,609 | 0.7% | |
| 9 | RAJA RAM SINGH | IND | 1,163 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (63rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.7% · min 0.1% · max 56.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
63rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.80
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
227th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.0%INC 37.9%CPI 9.7%OTH 6.5%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,70,541
Density
1549 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,918 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity20.2%
Sanitation31.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.9%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Clean cooking fuel45.2%
Health insurance13.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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