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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 79 · 1967Reserved (SC)
Jainagar
Winner — 1967
R. PASWAN
INC· INC
INC 45.6%CPI 29.2%3 others 25.1%
Votes
17,668
45.6% share
Winning margin
6,347
16.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
45.6%
of 84,834
Jainagar is a safe seat — R. PASWAN won by 16.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | R. PASWAN | INC | 17,668 | 45.6% |
| 2 | S. PASWAN | Left | 11,321 | 29.2% |
| 3 | R.K. PASWAN | IND | 4,053 | 10.5% |
| 4 | A.N. DAS | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 2,875 | 7.4% |
| 5 | T.L. PASWAN | IND | 2,802 | 7.2% |
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 (173rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.1% · min 1.5% · max 33.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
173rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
134th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
71st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.6%CPI 29.2%IND 10.5%BJS 7.4%IND 7.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,37,385
Density
1728 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,279 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.3%Muslim 22.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation25.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.9%
Children fully vaccinated66.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate49.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance25.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.