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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 122 · 1980
Kishanganj
Winner — 1980
SINGHESHWAR MEHTA
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 32.0%JNP(SC) 29.7%6 others 38.3%
Votes
22,986
32.0% share
Winning margin
1,624
2.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
58.6%
of 1,22,620
A closely fought contest. SINGHESHWAR MEHTA won with a 2.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SINGHESHWAR MEHTA |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 22,986 | 32.0% |
| 2 | RAJ NANDAN PRASAD | JNP(SC) | 21,362 | 29.7% |
| 3 | KAMESHWAR SINGH | Left | 19,462 | 27.1% |
| 4 | LALAN KUMAR YADAV | 2,865 | 4.0% | |
| 5 | LAXMESHWAR MAHTO | IND | 2,418 | 3.4% |
| 6 | ASHOK KUMAR SINGH | BJP | 1,245 | 1.7% |
| 7 | SHASHI NATH JHA | JNP(JP) | 1,243 | 1.7% |
| 8 | JAI PRAKASH GUPTA | IND | 327 | 0.5% |
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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 (111th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 1.7% · max 33.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
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111th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
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137th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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172nd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 32.0%JNP(SC) 29.7%CPI 27.1%OTH 11.3%
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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