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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 84 · 1972

Laukaha

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Winner — 1972

DHANIKLAL MANDAL
SOP
SOP 32.6%IND 29.3%5 others 38.2%
Votes
21,800
32.6% share
Winning margin
2,220
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
68.1%
of 98,326

A closely fought contest. DHANIKLAL MANDAL won with a 3.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DHANIKLAL MANDAL
SOP
21,80032.6%
2
KULDEO GOIT
IND
19,58029.3%
3
LAL BIHARI YADAV
CPI
Left
11,99417.9%
4
RAJNARAYAN NAYAK
IND
10,23015.3%
5
SURYANARAYAN YADAV
NCO
2,3923.6%
6
SHAMBHU PRASAD SINGH
IND
4930.7%
7
HARISHCHANDRA PATHAK
BJS
Grand Alliance
4410.7%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (146th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 1.0% · max 49.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
146th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.77
fewer partiesmore parties
71st of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
137th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
318 seats · 160 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SOP 32.6%IND 29.3%CPI 17.9%IND 15.3%OTH 5.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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
🏺Madhubhani Paintings🏷️MakhanaGI🏺Terracotta

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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