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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 12 · 1985
Motihari
Winner — 1985
TRIVENI TIWARI
CPI· Left
CPI 40.8%INC 16.0%14 others 43.2%
Votes
32,408
40.8% share
Winning margin
19,697
24.8% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
51.2%
of 1,55,088
Motihari is a safe seat — TRIVENI TIWARI won by 24.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRIVENI TIWARI | Left | 32,408 | 40.8% |
| 2 | RAJENDRA PRASAD | INC | 12,711 | 16.0% |
| 3 | A. WAHID SHAH | IND | 6,531 | 8.2% |
| 4 | BINDESHWARI PRASAD | IND | 5,487 | 6.9% |
| 5 | SHEO KUMAR SRIVASTAB | IND | 4,844 | 6.1% |
| 6 | BAJRANGI NARAIN THAKUR | Janata | 4,477 | 5.6% |
| 7 | JAI RAM SINGH | Lok Dal | 4,275 | 5.4% |
| 8 | VISHWANATH PRASAD | IND | 4,158 | 5.2% |
| 9 | BHIKHARI PRASAD YADAV | BJP | 3,381 | 4.3% |
| 10 | SUDHIR PRASAD SINGH | IND | 357 | 0.5% |
| 11 | BINOD SINGH | IND | 238 | 0.3% |
| 12 | BALRAM PRASAD | IND | 231 | 0.3% |
| 13 | AJAI KUMAR | IND | 175 | 0.2% |
| 14 | URMILA DEVI | IND | 71 | 0.1% |
| 15 | SUDHA RANI JAISWAI | IND | 45 | 0.1% |
| 16 | BHUDEO BAJPEYEE | ICS | 43 | 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.
High turnout (26th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean24.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.7% · max 35.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
26th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.32
fewer partiesmore parties
208th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.4%
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49th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.32EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 40.8%INC 16.0%IND 8.2%IND 6.9%IND 6.1%JNP 5.6%OTH 16.3%
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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