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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 1 · 1972
Dhanaha
Winner — 1972
HARDEO PRASAD
INC· Congress (R)
INC 48.2%SOP 36.3%3 others 15.5%
Votes
15,465
48.2% share
Winning margin
3,836
12.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
38.3%
of 83,825
A clear win with a 12.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARDEO PRASAD | Congress (R) | 15,465 | 48.2% |
| 2 | TARA DEVI | 11,629 | 36.3% | |
| 3 | RAM PRASAD YADAV | Grand Alliance | 3,289 | 10.3% |
| 4 | TAHSILDAR | Grand Alliance | 914 | 2.9% |
| 5 | AMBIKA PRASAD | IND | 775 | 2.4% |
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 (77th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 0.4% · max 51.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
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77th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
188th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
27th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.2%SOP 36.3%BJS 10.3%OTH 5.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,35,042
Density
753 / km²
Sex ratio
909 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,228 km²
SC population14.1%
ST population6.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.4%Muslim 22.0%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.8%
Electricity8.1%
Sanitation15.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.5%
Children fully vaccinated62.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.5%
Children underweight (under 5)30.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.6%
Women literate52.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.1%
Clean cooking fuel31.4%
Health insurance20.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.