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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 162 · 1985
Poreyahat
Winner — 1985
SURAJ MANDAL
JMM 43.4%INC 39.6%10 others 17.0%
Votes
31,055
43.4% share
Winning margin
2,686
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
51.2%
of 1,39,737
A closely fought contest. SURAJ MANDAL won with a 3.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURAJ MANDAL | 31,055 | 43.4% | |
| 2 | SANATH ROUT | INC | 28,369 | 39.6% |
| 3 | BANSIDHAR OJHA | BJP | 3,689 | 5.2% |
| 4 | MANBHARAN ROY | Janata | 2,188 | 3.1% |
| 5 | MAHENDRA SINGH | IND | 1,926 | 2.7% |
| 6 | SHYAM BEHARI MANDAL | Lok Dal | 1,534 | 2.1% |
| 7 | MANI KANT PANDIT | IND | 980 | 1.4% |
| 8 | HITLAL KISKU | IND | 505 | 0.7% |
| 9 | SUBODH PD. JHA | IND | 367 | 0.5% |
| 10 | EDWAR MARANDI | IND | 357 | 0.5% |
| 11 | RAM SUCHIT SINGH YADAV | IND | 321 | 0.5% |
| 12 | LAKHI HASDA | IND | 275 | 0.4% |
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.
Average turnout (50th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 3.8% · max 30.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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50th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.42
fewer partiesmore parties
174th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.6%
lowerhigher
31st of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JMM 43.4%INC 39.6%BJP 5.2%OTH 11.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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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