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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 79 · 2025
Gaura Bauram
Winner — 2025
SUJIT KUMAR
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 46.2%RJD 42.8%11 others 11.1%
Votes
77,682
46.2% share
Winning margin
5,669
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
64.3%
of 2,61,738
A closely fought contest. SUJIT KUMAR won with a 3.4% margin.
Seat history
3 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.87 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUJIT KUMAR | NDA (NDA) | 77,682 | 46.2% |
| 2 | AFZAL ALI KHAN | 72,013 | 42.8% | |
| 3 | SHYAM SUNDAR CHOUDHARY | IND | 6,549 | 3.9% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,663 | 2.2% |
| 5 | AKHTAR SHAHANSHA | 3,243 | 1.9% | |
| 6 | DR MD IFTEKHAR ALAM | JANSURAJ | 2,506 | 1.5% |
| 7 | BACHELAL JHA | IND | 716 | 0.4% |
| 8 | PANKAJ KUMAR SAHU | IND | 437 | 0.3% |
| 9 | SANTOSH SAHANI | VSIP | 393 | 0.2% |
| 10 | NAND KISHORE SHARMA | IND | 350 | 0.2% |
| 11 | SAROJ CHAUDHARY | mimm | 279 | 0.2% |
| 12 | KRISHAN KUMAR | IND | 209 | 0.1% |
| 13 | SONI DEVI | RTJPS | 183 | 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 (173rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 1.5% · max 33.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
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173rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
134th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
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71st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.2%RJD 42.8%OTH 8.8%NOTA 2.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.87 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
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