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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 113 · 1969
Saharsa
Winner — 1969
RAMESH JHA
INC· INC
INC 41.0%SHD 36.0%3 others 22.9%
Votes
28,016
41.0% share
Winning margin
3,409
5.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
63.2%
of 1,07,952
A closely fought contest. RAMESH JHA won with a 5.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMESH JHA | INC | 28,016 | 41.0% |
| 2 | SURESH CHANDRA YADAV | SHD | 24,607 | 36.0% |
| 3 | BALBHARDRA MISHRA | Samyukta Socialist Party | 11,041 | 16.2% |
| 4 | SURAJ DEO SINGH | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 2,500 | 3.7% |
| 5 | JANARDAN PANDEY | Left | 2,109 | 3.1% |
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.
Low turnout (224th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 0.6% · max 37.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
224th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
88th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.6%
lowerhigher
8th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.0%SHD 36.0%SSP 16.2%OTH 6.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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