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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 85 · 1977
Bahera
Winner — 1977
ABDUL BARI SIDIQUI
JNP· Janata
JNP 52.5%INC 35.0%4 others 12.5%
Votes
35,181
52.5% share
Winning margin
11,758
17.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
61.6%
of 1,08,840
Bahera is a safe seat — ABDUL BARI SIDIQUI won by 17.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ABDUL BARI SIDIQUI | Janata | 35,181 | 52.5% |
| 2 | HARINATH MISHRA | INC | 23,423 | 35.0% |
| 3 | SHYAM CHANDRA JHA | IND | 6,773 | 10.1% |
| 4 | GANGA RAM THAKUR | IND | 1,012 | 1.5% |
| 5 | CHAUDHARY RAM KISHORE RAI | IND | 328 | 0.5% |
| 6 | KRISHNA NAND JHA | IND | 286 | 0.4% |
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 (76th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 0.6% · max 57.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
76th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.75
fewer partiesmore parties
76th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
217th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.75EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 52.5%INC 35.0%IND 10.1%OTH 2.4%
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
🏺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.