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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 101 · 1972
Bibhutpur
Winner — 1972
BANDHU MAHATO
INC· Congress (R)
INC 45.3%NCO 22.2%5 others 32.5%
Votes
31,095
45.3% share
Winning margin
15,857
23.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
65.8%
of 1,04,188
Bibhutpur is a safe seat — BANDHU MAHATO won by 23.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BANDHU MAHATO | Congress (R) | 31,095 | 45.3% |
| 2 | SHAMBLU NARAIN | 15,238 | 22.2% | |
| 3 | GANGA PRASAD SHRIVASTAVA | 6,715 | 9.8% | |
| 4 | ASWANI RAI | Grand Alliance | 6,655 | 9.7% |
| 5 | SAUDAGAR RAI | Left | 4,937 | 7.2% |
| 6 | CHANDRA SHEKHAR SHASHTRI | IND | 2,134 | 3.1% |
| 7 | UMA SHANKAR JHA | IND | 1,835 | 2.7% |
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 (141st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe23.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.9% · min 0.7% · max 46.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
141st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
75th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
199th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.3%NCO 22.2%SOP 9.8%BJS 9.7%CPM 7.2%OTH 5.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
25,62,012
Density
1260 / km²
Sex ratio
1021 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,033 km²
SC population12.5%
ST population2.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
83%HINDU
Hindu 82.7%Muslim 17.0%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.9%
Electricity16.5%
Sanitation20.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births85.9%
Children fully vaccinated75.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.2%
Children underweight (under 5)29.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.8%
Women literate63.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Clean cooking fuel39.4%
Health insurance12.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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