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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 196 · 1972
Asthawan
Winner — 1972
AYODHYA PRASAD
NCO 28.7%HSD 26.0%11 others 45.3%
Votes
18,285
28.7% share
Winning margin
1,695
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
52.5%
of 1,21,501
A closely fought contest. AYODHYA PRASAD won with a 2.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AYODHYA PRASAD | 18,285 | 28.7% | |
| 2 | AND KISHORE PD. SINGH | HSD | 16,590 | 26.0% |
| 3 | MD. SHAMSUL HODA ASTHANWI | Congress (R) | 15,232 | 23.9% |
| 4 | AVINASH CHANDRA VERMA | 6,453 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | VALESHWAR PANDEY | IND | 1,375 | 2.2% |
| 6 | VINDESHWAR DAS | IND | 1,106 | 1.7% |
| 7 | TOTU MAHATO | IND | 1,032 | 1.6% |
| 8 | ALI SAJJAD SIDDIQUI |  MUL | 916 | 1.4% |
| 9 | CHANDRA M. PD. SINGH | IND | 767 | 1.2% |
| 10 | RAMCHANDAR RAM | IND | 690 | 1.1% |
| 11 | NAGESHWAR PD. SINGH | IND | 519 | 0.8% |
| 12 | MADAN PASWAN SHASTRI | 431 | 0.7% | |
| 13 | PARMESHWAR SINGH | IND | 341 | 0.5% |
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 (172nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.2% · max 29.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
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172nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
224th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.1%
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82nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NCO 28.7%HSD 26.0%INC 23.9%SOP 10.1%OTH 11.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
27,28,407
Density
1139 / km²
Sex ratio
908 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,395 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.3%Muslim 7.3%Other 0.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity15.0%
Sanitation27.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.9%
Children fully vaccinated61.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.7%
Children underweight (under 5)44.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER73.6%
Women literate64.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.2%
Clean cooking fuel42.9%
Health insurance9.6%
What's nearby?
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