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Bihar · PC 28 · 1985 by-election

Godda

Winner — 1985 by-election

INC 46.4%BJP 43.6%5 others 10.0%
Votes
1,97,478
46.4% share
Winning margin
11,577
2.7% of votes
Total votes cast
4,25,978
Candidates
7
Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SALAUDDIN
1,97,47846.4%
2
J.YADAV
1,85,90143.6%
3
P.K.SINGH
17,4914.1%
4
R.GUPTA
IND
12,2662.9%
5
R.MAHTO
IND
5,0021.2%
6
B.N.CHOUDHARY
IND
4,4661.1%
7
S.S.GUPTA
IND
3,3740.8%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

Average turnout (24th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.0% · min 7.1% · max 44.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
24th of 40

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 40

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
24th of 40

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.4%BJP 43.6%OTH 10.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,67,765
Density
964 / km²
Sex ratio
876 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,419 km²
SC population13.4%
ST population1.6%

Figures are for Munger, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.6%Muslim 8.1%Other 0.4%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity34.3%
Sanitation38.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.2%
Children fully vaccinated73.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Clean cooking fuel59.4%
Health insurance15.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Lemon Grass🏺Mentha🏺Pulses (Masoor)🏺Tomato

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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