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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 146 · 1980

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Winner — 1980

RAM SIPAHI YADAV
JNP(JP)
JNP(JP) 39.5%INC(I) 36.4%6 others 24.1%
Votes
20,175
39.5% share
Winning margin
1,595
3.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
60.8%
of 84,086

A closely fought contest. RAM SIPAHI YADAV won with a 3.1% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM SIPAHI YADAV
JNP(JP)
20,17539.5%
2
MUBARAK HUSSAIN
INC(I)
Congress (I)
18,58036.4%
3
SAGIR AHMAD
CPM
Left
8,48416.6%
4
VIR BIKRAM
IND
1,2702.5%
5
DEOKRISHNA SINGH
IND
1,0212.0%
6
RAM SHANKAR CHATURVEDI
IND
7351.4%
7
PRADUMAN KUMAR SINGH
IND
4730.9%
8
DHARMNATH PRASAD ROY
JNP(SC)
3500.7%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (143rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 1.5% · max 41.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
143rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.34
fewer partiesmore parties
204th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
144th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(JP) 39.5%INC(I) 36.4%CPM 16.6%OTH 7.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,70,541
Density
1549 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,918 km²
SC population14.6%
ST population0.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.0%Muslim 13.7%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.6%
Electricity20.2%
Sanitation31.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER37.8%
Children underweight (under 5)35.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.9%
Women literate62.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Clean cooking fuel45.2%
Health insurance13.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
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