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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 117 · 1980
Saharsa
Winner — 1980
RAMESH JHA
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 66.8%CPI 10.5%6 others 22.7%
Votes
63,580
66.8% share
Winning margin
53,555
56.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
72.9%
of 1,30,590
Saharsa is a safe seat — RAMESH JHA won by 56.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMESH JHA |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 63,580 | 66.8% |
| 2 | JANARDAN PANDEY | Left | 10,025 | 10.5% |
| 3 | SHANKAR PRASAD TEKRIWAL | BJP | 7,845 | 8.2% |
| 4 | BHUBNESHWAR JHA | 7,216 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | SURESH CHANDRA YADAV | JNP(SC) | 4,618 | 4.8% |
| 6 | SURESH PRASAD YADAV | JNP(JP) | 1,445 | 1.5% |
| 7 | CHANDRA NATH THAKUR | IND | 257 | 0.3% |
| 8 | KAMLESHWARI PRASAD YADAV | IND | 199 | 0.2% |
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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 (151st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe56.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.5% · min 5.2% · max 56.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
151st of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.7%
lowerhigher
29th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 66.8%CPI 10.5%BJP 8.2%INC(U) 7.6%OTH 6.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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