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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 204 · 1980Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 1980

PUNIT ROV
JNP(SC)
JNP(SC) 22.3%INC(I) 15.0%16 others 62.7%
Votes
14,540
22.3% share
Winning margin
4,782
7.3% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
48.3%
of 1,34,980

A clear win with a 7.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

18 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PUNIT ROV
JNP(SC)
14,54022.3%
2
KAULESHWAR DAS
INC(I)
Congress (I)
9,75815.0%
3
SURYA NARAYAN DUSAD
CPM
Left
8,64513.3%
4
LAKSHMI CHAUDHARY
IND
8,47713.0%
5
CHANDRAGUPT CHAUDHARY
JNP(SR)
7,41211.4%
6
RAMPRIT PASWAN
JNP(JP)
6,87710.6%
7
RAMESHWAR PASWAN
BJP
BJP
5,1437.9%
8
VISHNUDEO MOCHI
IND
1,1861.8%
9
CHANDRADIP DAS
IND
8361.3%
10
BRINDA PASWAN
IND
6341.0%
11
KAMLA DEVI
IND
3950.6%
12
MANI DEVI
IND
2970.5%
13
CHANDRADESHWAR DAS
IND
2380.4%
14
BIJENDRA DAS
IND
2160.3%
15
AMRENDRA CHANDHARY
IND
2140.3%
16
HARI DAS
IND
1470.2%
17
JAGDISH PRASAD
IND
950.1%
18
DWARIKA PASWAN
IND
790.1%

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 (112th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.7% · max 59.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
112th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.50
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.5%
lowerhigher
149th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP(SC) 22.3%INC(I) 15.0%CPM 13.3%IND 13.0%JNP(SR) 11.4%JNP(JP) 10.6%OTH 14.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,26,384
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
920 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,332 km²
SC population22.7%
ST population3.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity21.6%
Sanitation16.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.3%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.1%
Children underweight (under 5)47.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.3%
Women literate66.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance18.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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