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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 100 · 1962
Samastipur West
Winner — 1962
TEJ NARAIN ISHWAR
INC· INC
INC 45.0%PSP 32.2%3 others 22.8%
Votes
12,988
45.0% share
Winning margin
3,682
12.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
48.2%
of 59,876
A clear win with a 12.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEJ NARAIN ISHWAR | INC | 12,988 | 45.0% |
| 2 | SANT LAL MAHTO | Praja Socialist Party | 9,306 | 32.2% |
| 3 | SRIKANT JHA | Swatantra Party | 3,719 | 12.9% |
| 4 | DEO NARAIN RAI | 2,130 | 7.4% | |
| 5 | RAMCHANDRA SINGH | SOC | 722 | 2.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (118th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 0.3% · max 37.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
118th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
84th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
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83rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.0%PSP 32.2%SWA 12.9%BJS 7.4%OTH 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,62,012
Density
1260 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,033 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.7%Muslim 17.0%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity16.5%
Sanitation20.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.8%
Women literate63.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.4%
Health insurance12.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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