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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 173 · 1977Reserved (SC)

Dhuraiya

Winner — 1977

NARESH DAS
CPI· Left
CPI 49.3%JNP 29.5%9 others 21.2%
Votes
23,788
49.3% share
Winning margin
9,553
19.8% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
45.5%
of 1,06,046

Dhuraiya is a safe seat — NARESH DAS won by 19.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NARESH DAS
Left
23,78849.3%
2
LAL MOHAN PASWAN
Janata
14,23529.5%
3
RAM CHANDRA BHANU
IND
6,34413.2%
4
JAGADISH DAS
IND
1,1272.3%
5
NARESH PASWAN
IND
9411.9%
6
CHATURA DAS
IND
7181.5%
7
GOVIND DAS SHASTRI
IND
3490.7%
8
NAR SINGH PRASAD MANDAL
IND
2820.6%
9
RAJENDRA CHOUDHARY
IND
1910.4%
10
SINGHESHWAR MANDAL
IND
1840.4%
11
BAJNO DAS
IND
1000.2%

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 (198th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
19.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 2.4% · max 39.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
198th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
185th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.7%
lowerhigher
6th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 49.3%JNP 29.5%IND 13.2%OTH 8.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
28,77,653
Density
1222 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,355 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 92.8%Muslim 6.9%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water7.9%
Electricity20.8%
Sanitation30.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births80.3%
Children fully vaccinated75.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)46.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER71.0%
Women literate56.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.0%
Clean cooking fuel41.0%
Health insurance12.8%

What's nearby?

24 locations
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