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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 199 · 2025
Brahampur
Winner — 2025
SHAMBHU NATH YADAV
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 46.4%LJP(RV) 44.8%7 others 8.8%
Votes
95,828
46.4% share
Winning margin
3,220
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
59.7%
of 3,46,158
Brahampur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 3,220 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.69 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAMBHU NATH YADAV | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 95,828 | 46.4% |
| 2 | HULAS PANDE | LJP(RV) | 92,608 | 44.9% |
| 3 | MAHAVIR YADAV | 4,599 | 2.2% | |
| 4 | MANISH BHUSHAN OJHA | IND | 2,751 | 1.3% |
| 5 | SUNIL KUMAR RAY | SBSP | 2,465 | 1.2% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 2,329 | 1.1% |
| 7 | SHIV SHANKAR DAS | IND | 2,276 | 1.1% |
| 8 | NITISH KUMAR | IND | 1,932 | 0.9% |
| 9 | VIKRAMA GOND | 1,605 | 0.8% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (220th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.3% · min 1.6% · max 38.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
60%
lowerhigher
220th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
187th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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198th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 46.4%LJP(RV) 44.9%OTH 7.6%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.69 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,06,352
Density
1002 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,703 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population1.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 6.2%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity17.8%
Sanitation24.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.6%
Children underweight (under 5)45.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.2%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance11.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.