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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 153 · 1957
Bakhtiarpur
Winner — 1957
MOHAMMAD CHOUDHARY SALAHUDDIN
INC· INC
INC 59.3%PSP 22.9%1 others 17.7%
Votes
24,337
59.3% share
Winning margin
14,930
36.4% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
65.5%
of 62,573
Bakhtiarpur is a safe seat — MOHAMMAD CHOUDHARY SALAHUDDIN won by 36.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHAMMAD CHOUDHARY SALAHUDDIN | 24,337 | 59.3% | |
| 2 | RAMCHANDRA CHOUDHARY | 9,407 | 22.9% | |
| 3 | RAMCHANDRA PRASAD | IND | 7,269 | 17.7% |
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 (104th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe36.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 1.7% · max 36.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
104th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
138th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.5%
lowerhigher
40th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 59.3%PSP 22.9%IND 17.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
30,37,766
Density
1182 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,569 km²
SC population10.5%
ST population2.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%HINDU
Hindu 81.9%Muslim 17.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water8.2%
Electricity31.0%
Sanitation33.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births77.2%
Children fully vaccinated66.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)40.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.0%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.4%
Clean cooking fuel49.2%
Health insurance16.3%
What's nearby?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Bhagalpur SilkGI🏺Jardalu Mango🏺Manjusha Painting
Patalpuri cave and land adjoining bateshwar cave on patharghatta hill
🏛️MonumentASI
Patalpuri cave and land adjoining bateshwar cave on patharghatta hill
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.