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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 78 · 1972
Khajauli
Winner — 1972
MAHENDRA NARAYAN JHA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 37.6%SOP 35.8%4 others 26.6%
Votes
25,505
37.6% share
Winning margin
1,197
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
69.7%
of 97,378
Khajauli was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 1,197 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHENDRA NARAYAN JHA | Congress (R) | 25,505 | 37.6% |
| 2 | NARMADESHWAR SINGH AZAD | 24,308 | 35.8% | |
| 3 | NIRMAL PRAKASH SINGH | 15,274 | 22.5% | |
| 4 | BALESHWAR SINGH BHARTI | Grand Alliance | 1,255 | 1.9% |
| 5 | SUBRI THAKUR | IND | 1,120 | 1.6% |
| 6 | RAMA NAND JHA | Grand Alliance | 444 | 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.
Average turnout (189th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 1.8% · max 30.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
189th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
81st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
3.9%
lowerhigher
3rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.6%SOP 35.8%NCO 22.5%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
39,37,385
Density
1728 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,279 km²
SC population15.6%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.3%Muslim 22.4%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity15.8%
Sanitation25.1%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births69.9%
Children fully vaccinated66.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.4%
Children underweight (under 5)39.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate49.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER45.1%
Clean cooking fuel41.6%
Health insurance25.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.