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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 116 · 1969
Murlilganj
Winner — 1969
KAMLESHWARI PD , YADAV
INC· INC
INC 16.8%CPI 13.6%11 others 69.5%
Votes
9,664
16.8% share
Winning margin
1,829
3.2% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
54.9%
of 1,04,726
A closely fought contest. KAMLESHWARI PD , YADAV won with a 3.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KAMLESHWARI PD , YADAV | INC | 9,664 | 16.8% |
| 2 | KAMESHWAR SINGH | Left | 7,835 | 13.6% |
| 3 | MAHABIR PD , MANDAL | SHD | 6,800 | 11.8% |
| 4 | RAJNANDAN PRASAD | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 6,798 | 11.8% |
| 5 | SHASHI NATH JHA | Praja Socialist Party | 5,848 | 10.2% |
| 6 | DAYA NAND SAHA | IND | 5,461 | 9.5% |
| 7 | RADHA KANT YADAV | Samyukta Socialist Party | 4,757 | 8.3% |
| 8 | LAKHAN LALL MEEHTA | IND | 3,084 | 5.4% |
| 9 | ANIRUDH PD , SINGH | IND | 2,629 | 4.6% |
| 10 | HALDHAR PD , SINGH | JAP | 1,649 | 2.9% |
| 11 | CHANDRA KISHORE JHA | IND | 1,135 | 2.0% |
| 12 | DINA NATH DASS PRAVODH | IND | 1,041 | 1.8% |
| 13 | RAGHUNATH PASWAN | IND | 745 | 1.3% |
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 (164th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.6% · min 0.7% · max 27.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
164th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.59
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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224th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 16.8%CPI 13.6%SHD 11.8%BJS 11.8%PSP 10.2%IND 9.5%OTH 26.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
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?
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