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Bihar · Assembly Constituency 203 · 1985
Bakhtiarpur
Winner — 1985
RAM JAIPAL SINGH YADAV
INC· INC
INC 49.1%BJP 28.6%16 others 22.3%
Votes
46,571
49.0% share
Winning margin
19,409
20.4% of votes
Total candidates
18
Turnout
62.2%
of 1,52,543
Bakhtiarpur is a safe seat — RAM JAIPAL SINGH YADAV won by 20.4%.
Seat history
All Candidates
18 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM JAIPAL SINGH YADAV | INC | 46,571 | 49.0% |
| 2 | KESHARI KISHORE SINGH | BJP | 27,162 | 28.6% |
| 3 | DEVENDRA SINGH | ICS | 8,281 | 8.7% |
| 4 | ARUN KUMAR | IND | 6,487 | 6.8% |
| 5 | MD. DAUKAT ALI | IND | 4,278 | 4.5% |
| 6 | PRABHU CHAUDHARY | IND | 618 | 0.7% |
| 7 | VINAY KRISHNA KU. YADAV | Janata | 383 | 0.4% |
| 8 | KAPILDEO SINGH | IND | 200 | 0.2% |
| 9 | RAJENDRA SINGH | IND | 195 | 0.2% |
| 10 | VASHISTHA NARAIN SINGH | IND | 138 | 0.1% |
| 11 | VIJAY KUMAR | IND | 122 | 0.1% |
| 12 | NAND KUMAR | IND | 114 | 0.1% |
| 13 | JAGDISH SINGH | IND | 108 | 0.1% |
| 14 | PARAMA NAND SINGH | IND | 102 | 0.1% |
| 15 | VASANT SHARMA | IND | 80 | 0.1% |
| 16 | NARSINGH SINGH | IND | 42 | 0.0% |
| 17 | RAM KUMAR SINGH | IND | 32 | 0.0% |
| 18 | SUVAT KUMAR | IND | 28 | 0.0% |
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 (119th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.0% · max 34.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
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119th of 243How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
43rd of 243How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
237th of 243Where does the house stand?
SEAT
324 seats · 163 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.0%BJP 28.6%ICS 8.7%IND 6.8%OTH 6.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,26,384
Density
488 / km²
Sex ratio
920 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,332 km²
SC population22.7%
ST population3.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 89.5%Muslim 9.6%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water3.7%
Electricity21.6%
Sanitation16.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births83.3%
Children fully vaccinated88.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER44.1%
Children underweight (under 5)47.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER70.3%
Women literate66.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Clean cooking fuel29.0%
Health insurance18.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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