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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 82 · 19512 seats · 1 SC
Shikarpur and Lauria
Winner — 1951
BISWA NATH SINHA
Also elected — same seat
RAGHUNI BAITHA
INC· 16,364 votes
INC 26.3%INC 25.7%5 others 48.0%
Votes
16,718
26.3% share
Winning margin
6,980
11.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
25.8%
of 1,23,052
A clear win with a 11.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BISWA NATH SINHA | 16,718 | 26.3% | |
| 2 | RAGHUNI BAITHA | 16,364 | 25.7% | |
| 3 | SUKH DEO PRASAD RAI | IND | 9,738 | 15.3% |
| 4 | BINDESHWARI CHOUDHRY | 5,614 | 8.8% | |
| 5 | KAPIDHWAJ SINGH | 5,180 | 8.2% | |
| 6 | GAJADHAR MAIJHI | 4,999 | 7.9% | |
| 7 | LAKHMAN JHA | IND | 4,955 | 7.8% |
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 (190th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 0.8% · max 25.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
190th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.12
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.5%
lowerhigher
44th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
330 seats · 166 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 26.3%INC 25.7%IND 15.3%SP 8.8%FBL(MG) 8.2%FBL(MG) 7.9%OTH 7.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.