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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 101 · 1962
Tajpur
Winner — 1962
KARPOORI THAKUR
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 66.7%INC 20.0%2 others 13.3%
Votes
25,924
66.7% share
Winning margin
18,157
46.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
52.8%
of 73,650
Tajpur is a safe seat — KARPOORI THAKUR won by 46.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KARPOORI THAKUR | Praja Socialist Party | 25,924 | 66.7% |
| 2 | RAMRUPRASAD RAI | INC | 7,767 | 20.0% |
| 3 | MOHAMMAD MOBIN | Swatantra Party | 3,450 | 8.9% |
| 4 | RAMRUP PASWAN | SOC | 1,726 | 4.4% |
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 (141st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe46.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 0.7% · max 46.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
141st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
75th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
199th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 66.7%INC 20.0%SWA 8.9%OTH 4.4%
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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