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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 135 · 19512 seats · 1 SC

Durbhanga South

Winner — 1951

BABUAY LAL MAHATO
Also elected — same seat
RADHA KANT CHOUDHARY
INC· 17,721 votes
INC 27.3%INC 26.8%5 others 45.9%
Votes
18,038
27.3% share
Winning margin
7,356
11.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
22.8%
of 1,44,943

A clear win with a 11.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BABUAY LAL MAHATO
18,03827.3%
2
RADHA KANT CHOUDHARY
17,72126.8%
3
PASWAN JAI LAL
10,68216.1%
4
BISESHWAR PRASAD SINHA
10,28715.6%
5
THAKUR LAKSHMI NARAIN
IND
3,8925.9%
6
RAM CHANDRA SINGH
IND
3,7675.7%
7
NAWAL KISHORE ASTHANA
IND
1,7412.6%

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.

High turnout (39th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 4.4% · max 29.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
39th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
24th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.8%
lowerhigher
113th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
330 seats · 166 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 27.3%INC 26.8%SP 16.1%SP 15.6%IND 5.9%IND 5.7%OTH 2.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Bamboo Art🏺Turmeric

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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