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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 70 · 1980

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Winner — 1980

M. ANWARUL HAQUE
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 36.2%JNP(SC) 29.4%7 others 34.3%
Votes
32,498
36.2% share
Winning margin
6,081
6.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
70.7%
of 1,26,955

A clear win with a 6.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M. ANWARUL HAQUE
INC(I)
Congress (I)
32,49836.2%
2
INDAL SINGH
JNP(SC)
26,41729.4%
3
SURYA DEVA PURBEY
INC(U)
23,41926.1%
4
SAFI HAIDER
CPI
Left
6,4127.2%
5
ANWARUL HAQUE
IND
3470.4%
6
SITARAM MAHTO
IND
2580.3%
7
RAMCHARAN BAITHA
IND
2110.2%
8
SAMEEM ALALM
JNP(JP)
1120.1%
9
RAMNARAIN AGRAWAL
IND
670.1%

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 (69th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.1% · max 30.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
69th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
133rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.1%
lowerhigher
17th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 36.2%JNP(SC) 29.4%INC(U) 26.1%CPI 7.2%OTH 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,01,762
Density
1120 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,788 km²
SC population17.3%
ST population0.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
88%HINDU
Hindu 87.6%Muslim 12.1%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water1.6%
Electricity5.8%
Sanitation13.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.0%
Children fully vaccinated72.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.3%
Children underweight (under 5)43.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.7%
Women literate47.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.0%
Clean cooking fuel13.4%
Health insurance9.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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