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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 121 · 1977

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Winner — 1977

ASHOK KUMAR SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 31.2%IND 20.0%14 others 48.7%
Votes
21,019
31.2% share
Winning margin
7,546
11.2% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
57.4%
of 1,17,297

A clear win with a 11.2% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ASHOK KUMAR SINGH
JNP
Janata
21,01931.2%
2
SURYA NR YADAV
IND
13,47320.0%
3
GAURI SHANKAR JHA
CPI
Left
12,99619.3%
4
JAGDISH MANDAL
IND
4,4026.5%
5
YOGENDRA PD GUPTA
IND
4,0976.1%
6
SHAMBHUNTH JHA
IND
2,0583.1%
7
RAJENDRA BISWAS
IND
1,8382.7%
8
NAGESHWAR YADAV
IND
1,8182.7%
9
MANIKANT JHA
IND
1,5452.3%
10
KRISHNADEO YADAV
IND
1,4812.2%
11
PRABAHKAR SINGH
IND
9821.5%
12
RAHESHWAR SAH
IND
7601.1%
13
JAGANNATH JHA
IND
2610.4%
14
ANIRUDH JHA
IND
2370.3%
15
JAGESHWAR HAZARA
IND
2290.3%
16
SURESH YADAV
IND
970.1%

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 (138th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
11.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 2.4% · max 73.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
138th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.71
fewer partiesmore parties
85th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
36th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.71EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 31.2%IND 20.0%CPI 19.3%IND 6.5%IND 6.1%OTH 16.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
39,51,862
Density
1496 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,641 km²
SC population12.0%
ST population0.9%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 10.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.3%
Electricity14.8%
Sanitation21.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births73.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.8%
Women literate65.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.2%
Clean cooking fuel36.8%
Health insurance9.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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