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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 111 · 1985

Kishunpur

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Winner — 1985

VISHWANATH GURMITA
INC· INC
INC 39.8%LKD 30.4%10 others 29.7%
Votes
37,846
39.8% share
Winning margin
8,897
9.4% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
65.4%
of 1,45,429

A clear win with a 9.4% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VISHWANATH GURMITA
INC
INC
37,84639.8%
2
VINAYAK PD. YADAV
LKD
Lok Dal
28,94930.4%
3
HARI PRASAD SAH
JNP
Janata
11,73612.3%
4
VAIDYANATH MEHTA
IND
8,8099.3%
5
BHARAT MANDAL
ICS
2,7322.9%
6
DEOCHANDRA KUMAR
IND
1,3171.4%
7
BASUDEO MANDAL
IND
1,0691.1%
8
SURYA NA. YADAV
BJP
BJP
1,0051.1%
9
ARUN KR. SHARMA
IND
5520.6%
10
ARJUN PRASAD
IND
4750.5%
11
RAM NR. SINGH
IND
3080.3%
12
MADHUSUDAN YADAV
IND
2810.3%

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 (170th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
9.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 0.4% · max 51.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
170th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
222nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.7%
lowerhigher
128th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.8%LKD 30.4%JNP 12.3%IND 9.3%OTH 8.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
33,30,464
Density
1501 / km²
Sex ratio
988 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,219 km²
SC population11.6%
ST population2.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 81.5%Muslim 18.3%Other 0.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.5%
Electricity9.7%
Sanitation22.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.4%
Children fully vaccinated76.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.7%
Children underweight (under 5)30.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.1%
Women literate70.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER21.3%
Clean cooking fuel48.0%
Health insurance8.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mentha

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