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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 116 · 1972
Murliganj
Winner — 1972
RAJ NANDAU PRASAD
BJS· Grand Alliance
BJS 31.4%SOP 22.9%7 others 45.7%
Votes
19,903
31.4% share
Winning margin
5,396
8.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
55.1%
of 1,15,101
A clear win with a 8.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJ NANDAU PRASAD | Grand Alliance | 19,903 | 31.4% |
| 2 | SHASHI NATH JHA | 14,507 | 22.9% | |
| 3 | KAMLESHWARI PD. YADAV | Congress (R) | 10,502 | 16.6% |
| 4 | SUKHDEO PD. SINGH | 9,885 | 15.6% | |
| 5 | SOOKHDEO DAS | IND | 1,942 | 3.1% |
| 6 | KULANAND SAHA | IND | 1,894 | 3.0% |
| 7 | RAMNARESH KUMAR YADAV | Left | 1,701 | 2.7% |
| 8 | KEDAR NATH YADAV | IND | 1,611 | 2.5% |
| 9 | MAHAVIR PD. MANDAL | IND | 1,455 | 2.3% |
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
lean8.5%
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%
lowerhigher
224th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 31.4%SOP 22.9%INC 16.6%NCO 15.6%OTH 13.6%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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