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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 179 · 1985
Tarapur
Winner — 1985
SHAKUNI CHOUDHARY
IND
IND 46.5%INC 31.6%10 others 21.9%
Votes
42,338
46.5% share
Winning margin
13,557
14.9% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
72.1%
of 1,26,304
A clear win with a 14.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAKUNI CHOUDHARY | IND | 42,338 | 46.5% |
| 2 | VIJAYA LAKSHMI DEVI | INC | 28,781 | 31.6% |
| 3 | NARAIN YADAV | Left | 5,952 | 6.5% |
| 4 | VIJOY NARAYAN KAPRI | IND | 5,573 | 6.1% |
| 5 | CHHATRAPATI SINGH | Lok Dal | 3,705 | 4.1% |
| 6 | ANIRUDDHA SHARMA | IND | 2,927 | 3.2% |
| 7 | VIJYA N. PRASHANT | IND | 545 | 0.6% |
| 8 | SHANKER PRASAD SINGH | IND | 382 | 0.4% |
| 9 | MITHLES SINGH | IND | 325 | 0.4% |
| 10 | UPENDRA JHA | IND | 264 | 0.3% |
| 11 | MAHESH SAH | IND | 161 | 0.2% |
| 12 | JAI PARKASH YADAV | IND | 89 | 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 (166th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean14.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 0.8% · max 25.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
166th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.31
fewer partiesmore parties
214th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.9%
lowerhigher
100th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.31EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 46.5%INC 31.6%CPI 6.5%IND 6.1%OTH 9.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
58,38,465
Density
1823 / km²
Sex ratio
897 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,202 km²
SC population15.8%
ST population0.2%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 91.7%Muslim 7.5%Other 0.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water24.2%
Electricity57.1%
Sanitation53.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.1%
Children fully vaccinated56.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER34.5%
Children underweight (under 5)39.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER67.1%
Women literate67.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER26.6%
Clean cooking fuel64.6%
Health insurance10.2%
What's nearby?
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