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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 15 · 1967
Dhaka
Winner — 1967
S.N. SHARMA
PSP· SVD (Samyukta Vidhayak Dal)
PSP 43.0%INC 30.8%5 others 26.2%
Votes
17,747
43.0% share
Winning margin
5,040
12.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
50.5%
of 81,755
A clear win with a 12.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S.N. SHARMA | Praja Socialist Party | 17,747 | 43.0% |
| 2 | I. WAHSHI | INC | 12,707 | 30.8% |
| 3 | N.M. AKHTAR | Left | 5,321 | 12.9% |
| 4 | M.Z. AHSAN | IND | 2,573 | 6.2% |
| 5 | V.P. SINHA | Swatantra Party | 1,510 | 3.7% |
| 6 | S. PRASAD | IND | 722 | 1.8% |
| 7 | R. CHOUDHUR | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 696 | 1.7% |
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 (122nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 0.3% · max 42.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
122nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
44th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
101st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 43.0%INC 30.8%CPI 12.9%IND 6.2%OTH 7.1%
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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