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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 162 · 1972

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Winner — 1972

PRABHU NARAYAN ROY
CPI· Left
CPI 41.7%BJS 35.3%4 others 23.0%
Votes
20,829
41.7% share
Winning margin
3,208
6.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
47.2%
of 1,05,878

A clear win with a 6.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRABHU NARAYAN ROY
CPI
Left
20,82941.7%
2
SHAMBHU NATH SINGH
BJS
Grand Alliance
17,62135.3%
3
LAKHANLAL YADAVA
CPM
Left
7,13814.3%
4
RAGHU NANDANKUMAR
NCO
1,9413.9%
5
RAMDEO SHARMA
SOP
1,7783.6%
6
ASUTOSH KUMAR
IND
6511.3%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (50th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 3.8% · max 30.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
50th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
174th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
31st of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 41.7%BJS 35.3%CPM 14.3%OTH 8.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,34,763
Density
674 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,020 km²
SC population12.2%
ST population4.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 12.3%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.0%
Electricity16.4%
Sanitation12.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.3%
Health insurance13.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Banka Silk🏷️Katarni RiceGI

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