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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 21 · 1980
Kateya
Winner — 1980
SIHASWAR SAHI
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 45.0%BJP 36.8%6 others 18.2%
Votes
36,335
45.0% share
Winning margin
6,650
8.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
65.5%
of 1,23,242
A clear win with a 8.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SIHASWAR SAHI |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 36,335 | 45.0% |
| 2 | BACHA CHOUBEY | BJP | 29,685 | 36.8% |
| 3 | CHANDRAHAS RAI | IND | 12,496 | 15.5% |
| 4 | GOVIND RAI | JNP(JP) | 985 | 1.2% |
| 5 | CHANDRA SHEKHAR | IND | 432 | 0.5% |
| 6 | MOSAHEB MIAN | IND | 389 | 0.5% |
| 7 | BALESHWAR RAI | 267 | 0.3% | |
| 8 | KASHI NATH SAHI | JNP(SR) | 117 | 0.1% |
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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.
High turnout (34th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.0% · min 0.1% · max 23.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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34th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.39
fewer partiesmore parties
182nd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
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186th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 45.0%BJP 36.8%IND 15.5%OTH 2.7%
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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