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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 159 · 1985

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Winner — 1985

ABHAY KANT PRASAD
BJP· BJP
BJP 32.6%IND 27.9%10 others 39.5%
Votes
16,776
32.6% share
Winning margin
2,445
4.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
46.7%
of 1,10,051

A closely fought contest. ABHAY KANT PRASAD won with a 4.8% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ABHAY KANT PRASAD
BJP
BJP
16,77632.6%
2
JAWAHAR PRASAD SINGH
IND
14,33127.9%
3
DIPNATH RAY
IND
4,4228.6%
4
HARI CHARAN KHAWARE
IND
4,2688.3%
5
MD. NOUSHAD
IND
3,8577.5%
6
SUDHIR KUMAR
INC
INC
3,5106.8%
7
BATESHWAR SINGH
JMM
1,9773.8%
8
SURENDRA ROUT
LKD
Lok Dal
1,1792.3%
9
DEVI CNABD DAS
IND
5401.1%
10
ASHOK KUMAR VERMA
IND
2480.5%
11
SUMERU SHEKHAR NAG
IND
2210.4%
12
BASANTI DEVI
IND
930.2%

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 (163rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.1% · min 1.9% · max 26.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
163rd of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
193rd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
3.1%
lowerhigher
18th of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 32.6%IND 27.9%IND 8.6%IND 8.3%IND 7.5%INC 6.8%OTH 8.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,34,763
Density
674 / km²
Sex ratio
907 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,020 km²
SC population12.2%
ST population4.4%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
87%HINDU
Hindu 87.1%Muslim 12.3%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.0%
Electricity16.4%
Sanitation12.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births79.8%
Children fully vaccinated88.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.9%
Women literate55.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.4%
Clean cooking fuel32.3%
Health insurance13.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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