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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 212 · 1980
Bikram
Winner — 1980
RAM NATH YADAV
CPI· Left
CPI 35.5%INC(I) 33.3%9 others 31.1%
Votes
31,548
35.5% share
Winning margin
1,949
2.2% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
70.3%
of 1,26,268
A closely fought contest. RAM NATH YADAV won with a 2.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM NATH YADAV | Left | 31,548 | 35.5% |
| 2 | DIWAKAR SHARMA |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 29,599 | 33.4% |
| 3 | KAILASH PATI MISHRA | BJP | 13,414 | 15.1% |
| 4 | CHANDESHWAR SINGH | IND | 5,215 | 5.9% |
| 5 | RAM BILAS SINGH | IND | 4,172 | 4.7% |
| 6 | RAM PRAVESH SHARMA | JNP(JP) | 2,735 | 3.1% |
| 7 | RAMESHWAR PD.SINGH | JNP(SC) | 881 | 1.0% |
| 8 | CHANDRADHARI SINGH | IND | 781 | 0.9% |
| 9 | VIRENDRA BEHARI SHARMA | IND | 165 | 0.2% |
| 10 | BHARAT SINGH | IND | 152 | 0.2% |
| 11 | YAGYANAND MADHUKAR | IND | 96 | 0.1% |
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.
Average turnout (179th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.3% · max 34.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
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179th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.36
fewer partiesmore parties
198th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.3%
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180th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 35.5%INC(I) 33.4%BJP 15.1%IND 5.9%OTH 10.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
29,59,918
Density
763 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,881 km²
SC population18.6%
ST population1.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.4%Muslim 10.2%Other 0.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.6%
Electricity25.2%
Sanitation28.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated86.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.0%
Children underweight (under 5)48.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.9%
Women literate76.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.3%
Clean cooking fuel47.4%
Health insurance17.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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