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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 197 · 1957
Arwal
Winner — 1957
BUDHAN MEHTA
INC· INC
INC 33.3%CPI 24.4%4 others 42.3%
Votes
7,764
33.3% share
Winning margin
2,078
8.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
41.1%
of 56,623
A clear win with a 8.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUDHAN MEHTA | 7,764 | 33.3% | |
| 2 | SHAH MOHAMMED ZONAIR SAHEB | 5,686 | 24.4% | |
| 3 | JHALAKDEO SINGH | CNPSPJP | 4,707 | 20.2% |
| 4 | BINDESHWARI PARASAD SINGH | IND | 2,189 | 9.4% |
| 5 | GADANI SINGH | 1,884 | 8.1% | |
| 6 | PANDIT CHANDERDEO SHARMA | IND | 1,073 | 4.6% |
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.
Low turnout (206th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 0.4% · max 36.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
206th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.48
fewer partiesmore parties
152nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
81st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.3%CPI 24.4%CNPSPJP 20.2%IND 9.4%PSP 8.1%OTH 4.6%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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