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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 136 · 1967Reserved (SC)
Korha
Winner — 1967
B.P. SHASTRI
INC· INC
INC 48.5%SSP 12.6%4 others 38.9%
Votes
16,247
48.5% share
Winning margin
12,042
36.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
42.7%
of 78,424
Korha is a safe seat — B.P. SHASTRI won by 36.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B.P. SHASTRI | INC | 16,247 | 48.5% |
| 2 | H. PASWAN | Samyukta Socialist Party | 4,205 | 12.6% |
| 3 | J. MULLICK | Praja Socialist Party | 3,707 | 11.1% |
| 4 | A. RISHI | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 3,310 | 9.9% |
| 5 | K. RISHI | Swatantra Party | 3,153 | 9.4% |
| 6 | C. KUSHAIL | IND | 2,849 | 8.5% |
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 (33rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe36.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 0.6% · max 68.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
33rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
145th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
77th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.5%SSP 12.6%PSP 11.1%BJS 9.9%SWA 9.4%IND 8.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%
What's nearby?
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