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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 14 · 1980
Dhaka
Winner — 1980
MOTIUR RAHMAN
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 43.9%IND 21.3%8 others 34.8%
Votes
42,572
43.9% share
Winning margin
21,953
22.6% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
68.4%
of 1,41,759
Dhaka is a safe seat — MOTIUR RAHMAN won by 22.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOTIUR RAHMAN |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 42,572 | 43.9% |
| 2 | PREM SHANKER KUMAR | IND | 20,619 | 21.3% |
| 3 | NEK MOHAMMAD AKHTAR | Left | 11,915 | 12.3% |
| 4 | SHEO CHARAN SINGH | JNP(SC) | 11,519 | 11.9% |
| 5 | TRIYOGI NARAIN JHA | BJP | 7,713 | 8.0% |
| 6 | SIYA RAM THAKUR | JNP(JP) | 790 | 0.8% |
| 7 | SATYA NARAIN SHARMA | IND | 731 | 0.8% |
| 8 | LAL BABU PRASAD SAH | IND | 415 | 0.4% |
| 9 | SAHBANJAN MIAN | IND | 340 | 0.3% |
| 10 | RAM NANDAN SINGH | JNP(SR) | 290 | 0.3% |
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 (106th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 1.8% · max 30.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
106th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
141st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
140th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 43.9%IND 21.3%CPI 12.3%JNP(SC) 11.9%BJP 8.0%OTH 2.6%
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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