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Winner — 2025

MURARI MOHAN JHA
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 46.3%RJD 42.5%9 others 11.3%
Votes
89,123
46.3% share
Winning margin
7,305
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
64.4%
of 2,98,961

A closely fought contest. MURARI MOHAN JHA won with a 3.8% margin.

Seat history

3 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.55 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MURARI MOHAN JHA
NDA (NDA)
89,12346.3%
2
FARAZ FATMI
81,81842.5%
3
MOHAMMAD ANISUR RAHMAN
7,4743.9%
4
BILTU SAHNI
JANSURAJ
4,8162.5%
5
DHIRENDRA KUMAR DHEERAJ
IND
3,8952.0%
NOTA
NOTA
2,4541.3%
7
MANOJ KUMAR MAHTO
9640.5%
8
BALARAM THAKUR
IND
7370.4%
9
GULAB BABU RAIN
IND
5410.3%
10
YOGESH RANJAN
PSS
4600.2%
11
MOHAMMAD PINTU KHAN
ABHSLP
3060.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (168th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.0% · max 47.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
168th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
128th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
179th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.3%RJD 42.5%OTH 10.0%NOTA 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.55 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.

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