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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 123 · 1980

Alamnagar

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Winner — 1980

BIRENDRA KUMAR
JNP(SC)
JNP(SC) 42.6%INC(I) 32.9%3 others 24.6%
Votes
33,419
42.6% share
Winning margin
7,603
9.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
66.5%
of 1,18,115

A clear win with a 9.7% margin.

Seat history
⚖ Compare 1977 vs 1980

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BIRENDRA KUMAR
JNP(SC)
33,41942.6%
2
VIDYAKAR KAVI
INC(I)
Congress (I)
25,81632.9%
3
RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH
CPI
Left
14,09818.0%
4
BASDEV MEHTA
IND
3,7094.7%
5
JANARDAN MANDAL
IND
1,4731.9%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (137th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.9% · max 50.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
137th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
211th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
206th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(SC) 42.6%INC(I) 32.9%CPI 18.0%OTH 6.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,95,021
Density
1717 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,036 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population0.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.2%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.9%
Electricity11.1%
Sanitation27.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births81.6%
Children fully vaccinated71.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER38.3%
Children underweight (under 5)38.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.1%
Women literate62.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.9%
Clean cooking fuel40.9%
Health insurance13.5%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Banana🏺Honey🏺Sujni Embroidery
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Jami mosque(Juma mosque)

🏛️MonumentASI

Jami mosque(Juma mosque)

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