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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 140 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Korha
Winner — 1980
VISHWANATH RISHI
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 60.6%JNP(SC) 35.7%2 others 3.7%
Votes
24,282
60.6% share
Winning margin
9,969
24.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
39.8%
of 1,00,756
Korha is a safe seat — VISHWANATH RISHI won by 24.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VISHWANATH RISHI |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 24,282 | 60.6% |
| 2 | BHOOP LAL PASWAN | JNP(SC) | 14,313 | 35.7% |
| 3 | SITA RAM DAS | 1,098 | 2.7% | |
| 4 | BHAGWAN DAS | IND | 370 | 0.9% |
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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 (75th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe24.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.9% · min 2.8% · max 40.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
75th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.73
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.0%
lowerhigher
93rd of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.73EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 60.6%JNP(SC) 35.7%OTH 3.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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