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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 171 · 1962
Sikandra
Winner — 1962
MUSHTAQUE AHMED SHAH
INC· INC
INC 45.9%PSP 31.0%1 others 23.0%
Votes
14,453
45.9% share
Winning margin
4,695
14.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
43.5%
of 72,337
A clear win with a 14.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MUSHTAQUE AHMED SHAH | INC | 14,453 | 45.9% |
| 2 | GITA NANDAN SINGH | Praja Socialist Party | 9,758 | 31.0% |
| 3 | TRILOKI MAHTO | SOC | 7,248 | 23.0% |
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.
Low turnout (236th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 3.5% · max 32.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
57%
lowerhigher
236th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.74
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.8%
lowerhigher
5th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.9%PSP 31.0%SOC 23.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,77,653
Density
1222 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,355 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.9%
Electricity20.8%
Sanitation30.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated75.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.0%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.0%
Clean cooking fuel41.0%
Health insurance12.8%
What's nearby?
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