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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 194 · 2015
Arrah
Winner — 2015
MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ALAM
RJD· Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)
RJD 44.9%BJP 44.5%10 others 10.6%
Votes
70,004
44.9% share
Winning margin
666
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
51.3%
of 3,03,897
Arrah was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 666 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
3 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.25 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHAMMAD NAWAZ ALAM | Mahagathbandhan (Bihar) | 70,004 | 44.9% |
| 2 | AMRENDRA PRATAP SINGH | NDA | 69,338 | 44.5% |
| 3 | KYAMUDDIN ANSARI | CPI(ML)(L) CPI(ML)(L) | 5,035 | 3.2% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,203 | 2.1% |
| 5 | JITENDRA KUMAR | IND | 1,710 | 1.1% |
| 6 | RAJKISHOR SHARMA | IND | 1,221 | 0.8% |
| 7 | PRIYA RANJAN PRASAD SRIVASTAVA | SASAPT | 1,175 | 0.8% |
| 8 | AJAY KUMAR PATHAK | ABJS | 1,015 | 0.7% |
| 9 | SIDHNATH RAI | 875 | 0.6% | |
| 10 | KRISHNA MISHRA | BSP | 839 | 0.5% |
| 11 | KAMESHWAR SINGH | IND | 717 | 0.5% |
| 12 | UMESHWAR MISHRA | BAJAP | 655 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (238th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 0.3% · max 80.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
238th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
197th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
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63rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
RJD 44.9%BJP 44.5%OTH 8.5%NOTA 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.25 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%
What's nearby?
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