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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 189 · 1985Reserved (SC)
Sikandra
Winner — 1985
RAMESHWAR PASWAN
INC· INC
INC 54.7%CPI 40.7%8 others 4.6%
Votes
49,233
54.8% share
Winning margin
12,635
14.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
62.7%
of 1,43,464
A clear win with a 14.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMESHWAR PASWAN | INC | 49,233 | 54.8% |
| 2 | BHOLA MANJHI | Left | 36,598 | 40.7% |
| 3 | BAIJNATH CHOUDHARY | Left | 2,206 | 2.5% |
| 4 | BALMIKI PAS | BJP | 642 | 0.7% |
| 5 | RAM LAKHAN PASWAN | Janata | 584 | 0.7% |
| 6 | ASHOK RAJAK | Lok Dal | 190 | 0.2% |
| 7 | NAGINA CHOUDHARY | IND | 139 | 0.1% |
| 8 | NIKETAN KAHAR | IND | 134 | 0.1% |
| 9 | DHARMA PAL PAD | IND | 101 | 0.1% |
| 10 | RANBIR PAS | IND | 100 | 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 (105th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 3.4% · max 46.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
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105th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
177th of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
2.3%
lowerhigher
60th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.8%CPI 40.7%OTH 4.5%
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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