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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 125 · 1972
Araria
Winner — 1972
AZAM
SOP 45.5%INC 30.5%3 others 24.0%
Votes
28,205
45.5% share
Winning margin
9,292
15.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
62.2%
of 99,648
A clear win with a 15.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AZAM | 28,205 | 45.5% | |
| 2 | SHITAL PRASAD GUPTA | Congress (R) | 18,913 | 30.5% |
| 3 | SATYANARAYAN YADAV | Grand Alliance | 11,510 | 18.6% |
| 4 | DEEP CHAND BHAGAT | IND | 2,739 | 4.4% |
| 5 | ABDUL RASHID | 639 | 1.0% |
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 (79th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 3.6% · max 32.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
79th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.13
fewer partiesmore parties
35th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
99th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.13EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SOP 45.5%INC 30.5%BJS 18.6%OTH 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,95,021
Density
1717 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,036 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity11.1%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.6%
Children fully vaccinated71.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.1%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.9%
Health insurance13.5%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Banana🏺Honey🏺Sujni Embroidery
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Relic stupa (excavated remains of stupa)
🏛️MonumentASI
Relic stupa (excavated remains of stupa)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.