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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 13 · 1962
Dhaka
Winner — 1962
NEK MAHAMAD
CPI· Left
CPI 41.1%SWA 30.9%2 others 28.1%
Votes
10,928
41.1% share
Winning margin
2,714
10.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
43.6%
of 61,059
A clear win with a 10.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEK MAHAMAD | Left | 10,928 | 41.1% |
| 2 | GAJADHAR SINGH | Swatantra Party | 8,214 | 30.9% |
| 3 | MASOODUR RAHMAN | INC | 6,787 | 25.5% |
| 4 | DAROGA PRASAD | Praja Socialist Party | 684 | 2.6% |
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.
High turnout (30th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.2% · max 30.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
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30th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.35
fewer partiesmore parties
201st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
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147th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 41.1%SWA 30.9%INC 25.5%OTH 2.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%
What's nearby?
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