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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 136 · 1985

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Winner — 1985

JALIL
IND
IND 17.5%JNP 14.8%14 others 67.7%
Votes
13,740
17.6% share
Winning margin
2,178
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
65.1%
of 1,20,235

A closely fought contest. JALIL won with a 2.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JALIL
IND
13,74017.6%
2
CHANDRA SHEKHAR JHA
JNP
Janata
11,56214.8%
3
HAZI MUZFAR
IND
11,47914.7%
4
TAIYAB AZAD KHAN
IND
11,28714.4%
5
MOIZUDIN
INC
INC
7,0869.1%
6
A. MOJIB
LKD
Lok Dal
3,6134.6%
7
MOZIBUR RAHMAN
IND
3,2994.2%
8
NAZMUDIN
IND
2,8833.7%
9
KASIM INAMI
IND
2,6713.4%
10
RAKIL AKHTAR
IND
2,6223.4%
11
LAL BIHARI SINGH
IND
2,4823.2%
12
LAKSHMISHEWER MISHRA
IND
1,8962.4%
13
KARUNA PD. GUPTA
CPM
Left
1,7192.2%
14
BAIDH NATH
IND
1,2421.6%
15
ABDUL HAKIM
IND
4060.5%
16
TAMIZ ALAM
IND
3200.4%

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

High turnout (33rd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 0.6% · max 68.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
33rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
145th of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
2.1%
lowerhigher
77th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 17.6%JNP 14.8%IND 14.7%IND 14.4%INC 9.1%OTH 29.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
42,61,566
Density
1467 / km²
Sex ratio
911 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,904 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
89%HINDU
Hindu 89.2%Muslim 10.6%Other 0.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water2.4%
Electricity10.4%
Sanitation18.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.4%
Children fully vaccinated71.4%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.0%
Children underweight (under 5)42.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.5%
Women literate54.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Clean cooking fuel36.1%
Health insurance19.0%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
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Jay Baba Vidyapati Dham Temple

Jay Baba Vidyapati Dham Temple

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