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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 88 · 2025
Gaighat
Winner — 2025
KOMAL SINGH
JD(U)· NDA (NDA)
JD(U) 48.3%RJD 37.8%7 others 13.9%
Votes
1,08,104
48.3% share
Winning margin
23,417
10.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
69.4%
of 3,22,326
A clear win with a 10.5% margin.
Seat history
4 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.80 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KOMAL SINGH | NDA (NDA) | 1,08,104 | 48.3% |
| 2 | NIRANJAN ROY | 84,687 | 37.8% | |
| 3 | ASHOK KUMAR SINGH | JANSURAJ | 10,790 | 4.8% |
| 4 | SUBODH KUMAR SINGH | IND | 6,157 | 2.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,788 | 1.7% |
| 6 | MITHILESH MANJHI | IND | 3,264 | 1.5% |
| 7 | KUNAL KUMAR | JSHMP | 2,969 | 1.3% |
| 8 | ISHRAT PERWEEN | 2,794 | 1.3% | |
| 9 | UMESH PRASAD SINGH | JJD | 1,226 | 0.6% |
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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 (97th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 1.2% · max 59.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
97th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.63
fewer partiesmore parties
98th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
129th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.63EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JD(U) 48.3%RJD 37.8%OTH 12.2%NOTA 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
4/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.80 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
48,01,062
Density
1514 / km²
Sex ratio
900 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,172 km²
SC population15.7%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
84%HINDU
Hindu 84.0%Muslim 15.5%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.6%
Electricity19.1%
Sanitation27.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)34.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER58.9%
Women literate63.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.9%
Clean cooking fuel41.5%
Health insurance13.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bags & Garments🏷️Shahi LitchiGI🏷️Sujini EmbroideryGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.