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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 18 · 1962
Motihari
Winner — 1962
SHAKUNTLA DEVI
INC· INC
INC 49.2%IND 28.8%2 others 22.0%
Votes
15,576
49.2% share
Winning margin
6,457
20.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
38.2%
of 82,801
Motihari is a safe seat — SHAKUNTLA DEVI won by 20.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKUNTLA DEVI | INC | 15,576 | 49.2% |
| 2 | SURYADEO NARAIN GUPTA | IND | 9,119 | 28.8% |
| 3 | SATYA NARAIN PRASAD VERMA | Swatantra Party | 4,285 | 13.5% |
| 4 | JAIGOBIND THAKUR | 2,662 | 8.4% |
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 (102nd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.6% · min 1.1% · max 26.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
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102nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.43
fewer partiesmore parties
163rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
200th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.2%IND 28.8%SWA 13.5%BJS 8.4%
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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