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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 165 · 1969Reserved (SC)
Dhuraiya
Winner — 1969
RAM CHANURA BHANU
IND
IND 38.5%CPI 35.4%4 others 26.1%
Votes
18,063
38.5% share
Winning margin
1,477
3.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
51.5%
of 90,995
A closely fought contest. RAM CHANURA BHANU won with a 3.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM CHANURA BHANU | IND | 18,063 | 38.5% |
| 2 | NARESH RABIDAS | Left | 16,586 | 35.4% |
| 3 | SINGHESHWAR MANDAL | INC | 9,813 | 20.9% |
| 4 | KISHORI MAHOLI | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 1,557 | 3.3% |
| 5 | BHOLA NATH DAS | LTC | 574 | 1.2% |
| 6 | SUSHILA DEVI | SHD | 294 | 0.6% |
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 (202nd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.1% · min 0.8% · max 45.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
202nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.27
fewer partiesmore parties
226th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
158th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.27EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 38.5%CPI 35.4%INC 20.9%OTH 5.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,67,765
Density
964 / km²
Sex ratio
876 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,419 km²
SC population13.4%
ST population1.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.6%Muslim 8.1%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.7%
Electricity34.3%
Sanitation38.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.2%
Children fully vaccinated73.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.4%
Women literate69.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.7%
Clean cooking fuel59.4%
Health insurance15.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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