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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 139 · 1972
Rajmahal
Winner — 1972
NATHMAL DOKANIA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 62.2%NCO 21.9%6 others 15.9%
Votes
30,046
62.1% share
Winning margin
19,452
40.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
50.2%
of 96,367
Rajmahal is a safe seat — NATHMAL DOKANIA won by 40.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NATHMAL DOKANIA | Congress (R) | 30,046 | 62.1% |
| 2 | USUF | 10,594 | 21.9% | |
| 3 | OM PRAKASH ROY | Grand Alliance | 3,558 | 7.4% |
| 4 | BHAGIRATH PD. JAIDEOKA | IND | 1,529 | 3.2% |
| 5 | LAMBODAR MISHRA | IND | 1,073 | 2.2% |
| 6 | CHANDA SINGH | IND | 555 | 1.1% |
| 7 | LAKHI PRASAD AGRAWAL | IND | 499 | 1.0% |
| 8 | SITARAM SINGH | HSD | 487 | 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 (128th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe40.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 1.4% · max 40.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
128th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
172nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.4%
lowerhigher
167th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 62.1%NCO 21.9%BJS 7.4%OTH 8.6%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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