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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 9 · 1957
Adapur
Winner — 1957
BRAJNANDAN SHARMA
IND
IND 29.3%PSP 24.7%3 others 46.0%
Votes
7,093
29.3% share
Winning margin
1,118
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
35.9%
of 67,427
A closely fought contest. BRAJNANDAN SHARMA won with a 4.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRAJNANDAN SHARMA | IND | 7,093 | 29.3% |
| 2 | RAMBARN PRASAD | 5,975 | 24.7% | |
| 3 | RAMSUNDER TEWARI | 5,396 | 22.3% | |
| 4 | M.A RAHMAN | IND | 4,931 | 20.4% |
| 5 | BANARSHI PRASAD CHAUDHARY | CNPSPJP | 814 | 3.4% |
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.
High turnout (18th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 0.4% · max 33.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
18th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.30
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
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72nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 29.3%PSP 24.7%INC 22.3%IND 20.4%OTH 3.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,35,042
Density
753 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,228 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.0%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.8%
Electricity8.1%
Sanitation15.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated62.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.4%
Health insurance20.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · 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.