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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 136 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Korha
Winner — 1972
BHOLA PASWAN SHASTRY
INC· Congress (R)
INC 81.2%BJS 13.0%1 others 5.9%
Votes
39,845
81.2% share
Winning margin
33,481
68.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
49.2%
of 99,748
Korha is a safe seat — BHOLA PASWAN SHASTRY won by 68.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHOLA PASWAN SHASTRY | Congress (R) | 39,845 | 81.2% |
| 2 | CHOUDHARY KUREL | Grand Alliance | 6,364 | 13.0% |
| 3 | KALAR RISHI | 2,891 | 5.9% |
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 (33rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe68.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 0.6% · max 68.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
33rd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
145th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
77th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 81.2%BJS 13.0%NCO 5.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%
What's nearby?
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