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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 168 · 1985
Bhagalpur
Winner — 1985
SHEO CHANDRA JHA
INC· INC
INC 61.1%JNP 15.3%12 others 23.6%
Votes
51,755
61.1% share
Winning margin
38,759
45.7% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
61.4%
of 1,38,085
Bhagalpur is a safe seat — SHEO CHANDRA JHA won by 45.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHEO CHANDRA JHA | INC | 51,755 | 61.1% |
| 2 | FAIYAZ BHAGALPURI | Janata | 12,996 | 15.3% |
| 3 | BANARSI PRA GUPTA | Lok Dal | 9,301 | 11.0% |
| 4 | VIJAY KUMAR MITRA | BJP | 8,666 | 10.2% |
| 5 | ASHOK KUMAR GHOSH | IND | 860 | 1.0% |
| 6 | MIRZA ABBAS HUSSAIN | ICJ | 254 | 0.3% |
| 7 | PRATAP SAH | IND | 190 | 0.2% |
| 8 | SOHAN BHARTI | IND | 130 | 0.1% |
| 9 | RAM NIWAS TIWARI | IND | 125 | 0.1% |
| 10 | UDAI SHANKER VERMA | IND | 114 | 0.1% |
| 11 | EKBAL FARUK | IND | 104 | 0.1% |
| 12 | KAILASH RAI | IND | 88 | 0.1% |
| 13 | MAHABIR LAL | IND | 83 | 0.1% |
| 14 | RAM NARAYAN SAH | IND | 76 | 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 (185th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe45.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.1% · min 0.6% · max 45.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
185th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.51
fewer partiesmore parties
139th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
58th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 61.1%JNP 15.3%LKD 11.0%BJP 10.2%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
10,00,912
Density
815 / km²
Sex ratio
902 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,228 km²
SC population15.3%
ST population0.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
96%HINDU
Hindu 95.5%Other 4.4%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water5.8%
Electricity27.1%
Sanitation31.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births75.8%
Children fully vaccinated68.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.7%
Children underweight (under 5)45.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER72.6%
Women literate57.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER56.1%
Clean cooking fuel42.6%
Health insurance15.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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