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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1980
Motihari
Winner — 1980
PRABHAWATI GUPTA
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 36.0%CPI 33.9%6 others 30.1%
Votes
25,390
36.0% share
Winning margin
1,533
2.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
51.4%
of 1,37,112
A closely fought contest. PRABHAWATI GUPTA won with a 2.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRABHAWATI GUPTA |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 25,390 | 36.0% |
| 2 | TRIVENI TIWARI | Left | 23,857 | 33.9% |
| 3 | CHANDRIKA PRASAD YADAV | JNP(JP) | 7,964 | 11.3% |
| 4 | NARAIN PRASAD AGRAWAL | BJP | 4,463 | 6.3% |
| 5 | CHATURBHUJ PRASAD | JNP(SC) | 4,142 | 5.9% |
| 6 | RAMSEWAK JAYSAWAL | 2,976 | 4.2% | |
| 7 | RAGHUNATH GUPTA | JNP(SR) | 1,492 | 2.1% |
| 8 | RAMDHAR THAKUR | IND | 190 | 0.3% |
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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.
High turnout (26th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.7% · max 35.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
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26th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.32
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208th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
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49th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 36.0%CPI 33.9%JNP(JP) 11.3%BJP 6.3%JNP(SC) 5.9%OTH 6.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
50,99,371
Density
1285 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,968 km²
SC population12.7%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
80%HINDU
Hindu 80.1%Muslim 19.4%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.0%
Electricity7.6%
Sanitation18.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births61.5%
Children fully vaccinated68.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.1%
Children underweight (under 5)37.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.3%
Women literate50.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.2%
Clean cooking fuel44.2%
Health insurance19.4%
What's nearby?
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