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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 129 · 1980
Forbesganj
Winner — 1980
SARYU MISHRA
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 39.8%CPI 28.9%5 others 31.3%
Votes
27,914
39.8% share
Winning margin
7,659
10.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
59.8%
of 1,17,233
A clear win with a 10.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SARYU MISHRA |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 27,914 | 39.8% |
| 2 | NAKSHTRA MALAKAN | Left | 20,255 | 28.9% |
| 3 | TAHIR ANSARI | BJP | 13,228 | 18.9% |
| 4 | BHOLA NATH MANDAL | IND | 5,288 | 7.5% |
| 5 | LAL CHAND SAHANI | JNP(JP) | 1,662 | 2.4% |
| 6 | DIN DAYAL SAHU | IND | 1,340 | 1.9% |
| 7 | MUKTI NATH BAHARDAR | IND | 469 | 0.7% |
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 (140th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 2.0% · max 48.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
140th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.02
fewer partiesmore parties
48th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
235th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.02EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 39.8%CPI 28.9%BJP 18.9%IND 7.5%OTH 5.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Banana🏺Honey🏺Sujni Embroidery
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.