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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 196 · 1957
Sahar
Winner — 1957
SHEO PUJAN RAI
INC· INC
INC 48.2%IND 22.7%4 others 29.1%
Votes
10,751
48.1% share
Winning margin
5,676
25.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
40.2%
of 55,551
Sahar is a safe seat — SHEO PUJAN RAI won by 25.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHEO PUJAN RAI | 10,751 | 48.1% | |
| 2 | RAMSINGHASAN SINGH | IND | 5,075 | 22.7% |
| 3 | JOGALEDHARI RAI | 3,559 | 15.9% | |
| 4 | BABU RAM SINGH | CNPSPJP | 1,735 | 7.8% |
| 5 | NATHUNI PRASAD SINGH | IND | 626 | 2.8% |
| 6 | TOTA DAS | IND | 581 | 2.6% |
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.
Average turnout (172nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean25.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.2% · max 29.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
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172nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
224th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
82nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.1%IND 22.7%PSP 15.9%CNPSPJP 7.8%OTH 5.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%
What's nearby?
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