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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 87 · 2020
Jale
Winner — 2020
Jibesh Kumar
BJP· NDA (NDA)
BJP 51.7%INC 38.8%11 others 9.6%
Votes
87,376
51.7% share
Winning margin
21,796
12.9% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
54.1%
of 3,12,393
A clear win with a 12.9% margin.
Seat history
7 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.90 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jibesh Kumar | NDA (NDA) | 87,376 | 51.7% |
| 2 | Maskoor Ahmad Usmani | 65,580 | 38.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 3,573 | 2.1% |
| 4 | Rangnath Thakur | IND | 3,086 | 1.8% |
| 5 | Aman Kumar Jha | JAPL | 1,949 | 1.1% |
| 6 | Mahesh Kumar Jha | IND | 1,819 | 1.1% |
| 7 | Najir Ahmad Ansari | 1,801 | 1.1% | |
| 8 | Bimlesh Kumar Thakur | IND | 975 | 0.6% |
| 9 | Saiyad Md. Mahtab Alam | IND | 858 | 0.5% |
| 10 | Mohammad Arshad Siddiqui | IND | 698 | 0.4% |
| 11 | Mohammad Mahbub Alam | 640 | 0.4% | |
| 12 | Priya Ranjan Thakur | 460 | 0.3% | |
| 13 | Satish Kumar | RSTJNVKSP | 306 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (183rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 0.7% · max 44.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
183rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
160th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
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162nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
243 seats · 122 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 51.7%INC 38.8%OTH 7.4%NOTA 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
7/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.90 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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.