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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 78 · 2025Reserved (SC)
Kusheshwar Asthan
Winner — 2025
ATIREK KUMAR
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 52.2%IND 30.0%9 others 17.7%
Votes
85,685
52.3% share
Winning margin
36,441
22.2% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
63.1%
of 2,59,912
Kusheshwar Asthan is a safe seat — ATIREK KUMAR won by 22.2%.
Seat history
2 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATIREK KUMAR | NDA (NDA) | 85,685 | 52.3% |
| 2 | GANESH BHARTI | IND | 49,244 | 30.0% |
| 3 | SHATRUDHAN PASWAN | JANSURAJ | 6,488 | 4.0% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 6,451 | 3.9% |
| 5 | SATYA NARAYAN PASWAN | MZEKP | 5,127 | 3.1% |
| 6 | YOGI CHAUPAL | 3,464 | 2.1% | |
| 7 | SACHIDANAND PASWAN | IND | 2,171 | 1.3% |
| 8 | SHREEMATI ANJU DEVI | IND | 2,142 | 1.3% |
| 9 | GANGA PASWAN | IND | 1,206 | 0.7% |
| 10 | JEEBACHH KUMAR HAJARI | IND | 1,201 | 0.7% |
| 11 | DUKHI RAM RASIYA | AJPP | 797 | 0.5% |
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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.
Average turnout (189th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean22.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 1.8% · max 30.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
189th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
81st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.9%
lowerhigher
3rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 52.3%IND 30.0%OTH 13.8%NOTA 3.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.10 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,37,385
Density
1728 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,279 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.3%Muslim 22.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation25.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.9%
Children fully vaccinated66.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate49.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance25.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.