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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 200 · 1985

Harnaut

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Winner — 1985

NITIS KUMAR
LKD· Lok Dal
LKD 53.4%INC 30.5%12 others 16.0%
Votes
49,990
53.4% share
Winning margin
21,412
22.9% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
75.4%
of 1,24,162

Harnaut is a safe seat — NITIS KUMAR won by 22.9%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NITIS KUMAR
LKD
Lok Dal
49,99053.4%
2
VIRJNANDAN PRASAD SINGH
INC
INC
28,57830.5%
3
RAJENDRA PRASAD SINGH
CPI
Left
5,9066.3%
4
KISHORE PRASAD
IND
5,6966.1%
5
ARUN KUMAR SINGH
IND
1,5251.6%
6
LAXMI NARAYAN PA.
IND
6850.7%
7
RAM NANDAN SINGH
JNP
Janata
6310.7%
8
RAM NANDAN PRASAD SINGH
IND
1230.1%
9
ASHOK KUMAR
IND
960.1%
10
RAMUCHIT PD. SINGH
IND
800.1%
11
ARUN KUMAR SINGH
IND
780.1%
12
RAVINDRA PRASAD SINGH
IND
690.1%
13
MADAN SINGH
IND
570.1%
14
ALAKHDEO PRASAD
IND
570.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (158th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
22.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 2.4% · max 37.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
158th of 243

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 243

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
233rd of 243

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LKD 53.4%INC 30.5%CPI 6.3%IND 6.1%OTH 3.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
17,06,352
Density
1002 / km²
Sex ratio
922 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,703 km²
SC population14.8%
ST population1.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
93%HINDU
Hindu 93.3%Muslim 6.2%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water4.1%
Electricity17.8%
Sanitation24.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.5%
Children fully vaccinated75.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER39.6%
Children underweight (under 5)45.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER66.2%
Women literate68.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.8%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance11.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hand Embroidery🏺Mentha🏺Sonachud Rice
🏛️

Ancient mound, Buxar

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient mound

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