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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 167 · 1972
Belhar
Winner — 1972
SHAKUNTALA DEVI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 35.7%SOP 23.5%4 others 40.8%
Votes
14,822
35.7% share
Winning margin
5,065
12.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
39.4%
of 1,05,427
A clear win with a 12.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKUNTALA DEVI | Congress (R) | 14,822 | 35.7% |
| 2 | CHATURBHUS PRASAD SINGH | 9,757 | 23.5% | |
| 3 | MAHADEO MAHTO | 8,360 | 20.1% | |
| 4 | HARGOURI TEWARI | Grand Alliance | 4,560 | 11.0% |
| 5 | NANDKISHORE SINGH | IND | 2,269 | 5.5% |
| 6 | RADHE SHYAMRAI | Grand Alliance | 1,725 | 4.2% |
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 (145th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.2% · min 2.3% · max 45.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
145th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.15
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
109th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.7%SOP 23.5%NCO 20.1%BJS 11.0%IND 5.5%OTH 4.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,00,912
Density
815 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,228 km²
SC population15.3%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.8%
Electricity27.1%
Sanitation31.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.8%
Children fully vaccinated68.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.6%
Women literate57.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.1%
Clean cooking fuel42.6%
Health insurance15.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Pulses (Masoor)🏺Tomato
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.