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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 198 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Rajgir
Winner — 1972
CHANDRADEO PRASAD HIMANSU
CPI· Left
CPI 42.2%NCO 35.2%5 others 22.5%
Votes
29,423
42.2% share
Winning margin
4,884
7.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
56.3%
of 1,23,672
A clear win with a 7.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHANDRADEO PRASAD HIMANSU | Left | 29,423 | 42.2% |
| 2 | YADUNANDAN PRASAD | 24,539 | 35.2% | |
| 3 | SATYADEO NARAYAN ARYA | Grand Alliance | 10,171 | 14.6% |
| 4 | RAM CHANDRA PD. BHARATI | IND | 2,389 | 3.4% |
| 5 | NARAYAN SHASTRI | HSD | 1,638 | 2.4% |
| 6 | KALI CHARAN CHOUDHARY | 1,032 | 1.5% | |
| 7 | KAMESHWAR MANJHI | BCP | 462 | 0.7% |
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.
Low turnout (232nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 1.2% · max 44.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
58%
lowerhigher
232nd of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
186th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
201st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 42.2%NCO 35.2%BJS 14.6%OTH 7.9%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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