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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 29 · 1980
Siwan
Winner — 1980
JANARDAN TIWARY
BJP· BJP
BJP 38.1%INC(U) 18.1%7 others 43.8%
Votes
28,867
38.1% share
Winning margin
15,139
20.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
59.7%
of 1,27,095
Siwan is a safe seat — JANARDAN TIWARY won by 20.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JANARDAN TIWARY | BJP | 28,867 | 38.1% |
| 2 | AWADH BIHAR CHOUDHARY | 13,728 | 18.1% | |
| 3 | PHULENA CHOUDHARY |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 12,160 | 16.0% |
| 4 | GULAM SARWAR | JNP(SC) | 10,976 | 14.5% |
| 5 | HIRDYA NAND SINGH | JNP(JP) | 8,268 | 10.9% |
| 6 | BHARAT PRASAD | IND | 1,332 | 1.8% |
| 7 | KAMLESHWAR PRASAD | IND | 295 | 0.4% |
| 8 | SARYUG PRASAD | IND | 125 | 0.2% |
| 9 | AMICHAND SINGH | IND | 80 | 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.
Average turnout (134th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.4% · min 1.8% · max 65.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
134th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.60
fewer partiesmore parties
105th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.2%
lowerhigher
64th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.60EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 38.1%INC(U) 18.1%INC(I) 16.0%JNP(SC) 14.5%JNP(JP) 10.9%OTH 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,23,574
Density
1492 / km²
Sex ratio
899 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,294 km²
SC population11.8%
ST population0.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%HINDU
Hindu 78.1%Muslim 21.6%Other 0.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.5%
Electricity9.0%
Sanitation20.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births64.4%
Children fully vaccinated66.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.2%
Children underweight (under 5)40.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.7%
Women literate51.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.8%
Clean cooking fuel40.5%
Health insurance20.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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