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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 52 · 1969
Goraul
Winner — 1969
BACHHAN SHARMA
SSP· Samyukta Socialist Party
SSP 38.1%BJS 26.2%4 others 35.7%
Votes
23,045
38.1% share
Winning margin
7,180
11.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
59.3%
of 1,02,032
A clear win with a 11.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BACHHAN SHARMA | Samyukta Socialist Party | 23,045 | 38.1% |
| 2 | RAGHWENDRA PRASAD SHUKLA | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 15,865 | 26.2% |
| 3 | SHYAM PATEL | LTC | 11,014 | 18.2% |
| 4 | QUAIM KHAN | INC | 7,987 | 13.2% |
| 5 | NAGENDRA RAI | Left | 1,317 | 2.2% |
| 6 | SHAMIM AHMAD | 1,269 | 2.1% |
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.
High turnout (24th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe11.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.0% · min 2.6% · max 43.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
24th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.8%
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115th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 38.1%BJS 26.2%LTC 18.2%INC 13.2%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,90,400
Density
897 / km²
Sex ratio
950 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,884 km²
SC population6.7%
ST population3.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
68%MUSLIM
Muslim 68.0%Hindu 31.4%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.3%
Electricity17.5%
Sanitation10.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births54.6%
Children fully vaccinated67.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.8%
Children underweight (under 5)41.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.1%
Women literate48.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Clean cooking fuel15.3%
Health insurance8.1%
What's nearby?
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