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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 218 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Gawan
Winner — 1957
NAGESHWAR RAI
CNPSPJP
Also elected — same seat
GOPAL RABIDAS
CNPSPJP· 12,962 votes
CNPSPJP 26.2%CNPSPJP 23.1%6 others 50.7%
Votes
14,725
26.2% share
Winning margin
5,571
9.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
24.8%
of 1,13,569
A clear win with a 9.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAGESHWAR RAI | CNPSPJP | 14,725 | 26.2% |
| 2 | GOPAL RABIDAS | CNPSPJP | 12,962 | 23.1% |
| 3 | RAMCHARAN RAM | 9,154 | 16.3% | |
| 4 | PUNIT RAI | 8,318 | 14.8% | |
| 5 | DUSADH GARVANAND | IND | 3,305 | 5.9% |
| 6 | PARBAT MUNSHI | JHP | 2,961 | 5.3% |
| 7 | RAMESHWAR PRASAD AGRAWAL | IND | 2,514 | 4.5% |
| 8 | KHUBI HAJRA | JHP | 2,278 | 4.0% |
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 (142nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 1.1% · max 24.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
142nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.53
fewer partiesmore parties
127th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.7%
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133rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CNPSPJP 26.2%CNPSPJP 23.1%INC 16.3%INC 14.8%IND 5.9%JHP 5.3%OTH 8.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
11,25,313
Density
1209 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
931 km²
SC population19.8%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.9%Muslim 6.7%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.3%
Electricity15.2%
Sanitation27.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated70.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.3%
Children underweight (under 5)51.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER68.1%
Women literate63.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER41.6%
Clean cooking fuel34.3%
Health insurance13.2%
What's nearby?
9 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.