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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 179 · 1962
Jamalpur
Winner — 1962
YOGENDRA MAHTON
INC· INC
INC 36.0%BJS 25.9%3 others 38.1%
Votes
12,018
36.0% share
Winning margin
3,389
10.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
59.7%
of 55,857
A clear win with a 10.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YOGENDRA MAHTON | INC | 12,018 | 36.0% |
| 2 | SUKHDEO TANTI | 8,629 | 25.9% | |
| 3 | BHAGWAT PRASAD YADAV | Praja Socialist Party | 7,360 | 22.1% |
| 4 | MAHADEO ARYA | IND | 4,457 | 13.4% |
| 5 | JAGDISH PRASAD YADAV | Swatantra Party | 877 | 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.
Average turnout (166th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.8% · max 25.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
166th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
214th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
100th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.0%BJS 25.9%PSP 22.1%IND 13.4%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
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
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