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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 179 · 1980

Tarapur

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Winner — 1980

NARAYAN YADAV
CPI· Left
CPI 22.1%INC(I) 19.0%14 others 58.9%
Votes
17,711
22.1% share
Winning margin
2,550
3.2% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
70.0%
of 1,14,307

A closely fought contest. NARAYAN YADAV won with a 3.2% margin.

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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NARAYAN YADAV
CPI
Left
17,71122.1%
2
TARNI PRASAD SINGH
INC(I)
Congress (I)
15,16118.9%
3
RAVINDRA NATH SINGH
JNP(JP)
10,79513.5%
4
SUKMI CHOU
IND
10,73313.4%
5
RAJENDRA PRASAD BHAGAT
INC(U)
7,0668.8%
6
ARVIND PANJIARA
JNP(SC)
5,7877.2%
7
KAUSHILYA DEVI
JNP(SR)
5,3376.7%
8
CHHATRAPATI MANDAL
SSD
4,2435.3%
9
JAI KISHORE SINGH
BJP
BJP
1,1551.4%
10
TARKESHWAR SINGH
IND
7731.0%
11
RAVINDRANATH JHA
IND
5010.6%
12
MAHESH JHA
IND
2140.3%
13
KUMAR RAJIV
IND
2030.3%
14
BINDESHWARI YADAV
IND
1540.2%
15
VIJOY NARAYAN PRASHANT
IND
870.1%
16
ANRODH SHARMA
IND
680.1%

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 (166th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.8% · max 25.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
166th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
214th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
100th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 22.1%INC(I) 18.9%JNP(JP) 13.5%IND 13.4%INC(U) 8.8%JNP(SC) 7.2%OTH 15.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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