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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 86 · 1967
Biraul
Winner — 1967
M. PRASAD
SSP· SVD (Samyukta Vidhayak Dal)
SSP 41.3%INC 33.6%6 others 25.0%
Votes
21,096
41.3% share
Winning margin
3,934
7.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
53.8%
of 94,803
A clear win with a 7.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M. PRASAD | Samyukta Socialist Party | 21,096 | 41.3% |
| 2 | H.C. JHA | INC | 17,162 | 33.6% |
| 3 | R.K. SINGH | IND | 5,004 | 9.8% |
| 4 | K. MISHRA | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 2,815 | 5.5% |
| 5 | M. DAS | IND | 2,409 | 4.7% |
| 6 | C.S. JHA | IND | 1,368 | 2.7% |
| 7 | K. MISHRA | Praja Socialist Party | 709 | 1.4% |
| 8 | R. MUKHIYA | Swatantra Party | 465 | 0.9% |
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 (168th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.0% · max 47.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
168th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
128th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
lowerhigher
179th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 41.3%INC 33.6%IND 9.8%BJS 5.5%OTH 9.7%
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.