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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 138 · 1977
Kasba
Winner — 1977
JAI NARAYAN MEHTA
INC· INC
INC 32.6%JNP 32.1%4 others 35.3%
Votes
15,949
32.6% share
Winning margin
255
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
47.2%
of 1,03,578
Kasba was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 255 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAI NARAYAN MEHTA | INC | 15,949 | 32.6% |
| 2 | BHUBNESHWAR ARYA | Janata | 15,694 | 32.1% |
| 3 | KHALIPUR RAHMAN | IND | 12,716 | 26.0% |
| 4 | SHEO CHARAN MEHATA | IND | 3,155 | 6.5% |
| 5 | KADAM LAL YADAV | IND | 1,127 | 2.3% |
| 6 | RAM NANDAN PRASAD | IND | 259 | 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 (65th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.5% · max 42.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
65th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.36
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
lowerhigher
45th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 32.6%JNP 32.1%IND 26.0%IND 6.5%OTH 2.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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