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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 72 · 1962
Sitamarhi North
Winner — 1962
GIRJA DEVI
INC· INC
INC 27.9%SOC 24.3%8 others 47.8%
Votes
9,311
27.9% share
Winning margin
1,198
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
42.7%
of 78,186
A closely fought contest. GIRJA DEVI won with a 3.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GIRJA DEVI | INC | 9,311 | 27.9% |
| 2 | MOHAN LAL SHARMA | SOC | 8,113 | 24.3% |
| 3 | DAMODAR JHA | Praja Socialist Party | 5,659 | 16.9% |
| 4 | RAM SHARAN SAH | IND | 2,870 | 8.6% |
| 5 | SIARAM SINGH | IND | 2,679 | 8.0% |
| 6 | JALESHWAR SINGH | Swatantra Party | 2,236 | 6.7% |
| 7 | CHINTAHARAN PRASAD | IND | 849 | 2.5% |
| 8 | SHYAM NANDAN KISHORE | IND | 769 | 2.3% |
| 9 | RAMA NAND | IND | 652 | 1.9% |
| 10 | SUDHAKAR PRASAD SINGH | 240 | 0.7% |
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 (96th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.8% · max 29.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
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96th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
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191st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.6%
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38th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 27.9%SOC 24.3%PSP 16.9%IND 8.6%IND 8.0%SWA 6.7%OTH 7.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,01,762
Density
1120 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,788 km²
SC population17.3%
ST population0.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.6%Muslim 12.1%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.6%
Electricity5.8%
Sanitation13.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.7%
Women literate47.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel13.4%
Health insurance9.5%
What's nearby?
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