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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 14 · 1985
Dhaka
Winner — 1985
MOTIUR RAHMAN
INC· INC
INC 50.6%BJP 28.6%9 others 20.8%
Votes
51,438
50.6% share
Winning margin
22,389
22.0% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
66.7%
of 1,52,392
Dhaka is a safe seat — MOTIUR RAHMAN won by 22.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOTIUR RAHMAN | INC | 51,438 | 50.6% |
| 2 | AVANISH KUMAR SINGH | BJP | 29,049 | 28.6% |
| 3 | PREM SHANKER KUMAR | Janata | 18,763 | 18.4% |
| 4 | VISHWA NATH SHARMA | Lok Dal | 765 | 0.8% |
| 5 | JITU SHAH | IND | 599 | 0.6% |
| 6 | BUDHDEO RAM | IND | 289 | 0.3% |
| 7 | AWADHESH PRASAD GUPTA | IND | 244 | 0.2% |
| 8 | BHOLA ANSARI | IND | 219 | 0.2% |
| 9 | JAGDISH JHA | IND | 135 | 0.1% |
| 10 | JITENDRA JHA | IND | 128 | 0.1% |
| 11 | DEODARSHAN PRASAD SHARMA | IND | 49 | 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.
Average turnout (106th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 1.8% · max 30.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
106th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
141st of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.6%
lowerhigher
140th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.6%BJP 28.6%JNP 18.4%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
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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